What the records say
- When
- 14 Sep 1526
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 55.97° N, 3.63° W
- Description
- 1526 battle in Scotland
Battle of Linlithgow Bridge
Scottish battle (1526)
The Battle of Linlithgow Bridge is a battle that took place on 4 September 1526 in the village of Linlithgow Bridge, outside the Scottish town of Linlithgow. It was fought between a force of 10,000 men led by the Earl of Lennox and a force of 2,500 led by James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran. The battle was part of a power struggle in Scotland for control of the young Scottish king, James V.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Linlithgow Bridge fought between John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox and James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de Linlithgow Bridge entre clans écossais”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page