September 9th

On this day – 9th of September – 1513 - Lost the scots at the Battle of Flodden 


The kingdom of England and The kingdom of Scotland was constantly in conflicts around the  13th and 14th century. The Battle of Flodden was one of the larger conflicts. Scotland, led by James IV decided to try to invade England, and on the 9th of September met the two countries troops in Northumberland, north in England. James IV was killed during the battle and the scots led a devastating loss. Somewhere around 5000 and 12000 scots died during the battle. This was not the last time Scotland and England fought against each other.  Other remarkable losses by Scotland includes the Battle at Culloden in 1746 and the more peaceful referendum last year.

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