What the records say
- When
- 17 May 1544
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 55.95° N, 3.19° W
- Description
- English amphibious attack and sack of Edinburgh as part of the Rough Wooing
Burning of Edinburgh
1544 military action of the Rough Wooing
The Burning of Edinburgh in 1544 by an English army was the first major action of the war of the Rough Wooing. The Provost of Edinburgh was compelled to allow the English to sack Leith and Edinburgh, and the city was burnt on 7 May. However, the Scottish artillery within Edinburgh Castle harassed the English forces, who had neither the time nor the resources to besiege the Castle.
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