Battle of Yeavering
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The Battle of Yeavering (or Battle of Geteryne) was fought on 22 July 1415 between English and Scottish forces near Yeavering
in Northumberland
. A small English force consisting of 440 men led by the Earl of Westmoreland defeated 4,000 Scots. Fought in the same year as the Battle of Agincourt
which famously demonstrated the efficacy of the longbow against cavalry, it is notable that the English side at Yeavering consisted mostly of archers.
The site is marked by a Battle Stone, probably an originally a bronze age standing stone.
Yeavering
Yeavering is a very small hamlet in the north-east corner of the civil parish of Kirknewton in the English county of Northumberland. It is located on the River Glen at the northern edge of the Cheviot Hills...
in Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
. A small English force consisting of 440 men led by the Earl of Westmoreland defeated 4,000 Scots. Fought in the same year as the Battle of Agincourt
Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory against a numerically superior French army in the Hundred Years' War. The battle occurred on Friday, 25 October 1415 , near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France...
which famously demonstrated the efficacy of the longbow against cavalry, it is notable that the English side at Yeavering consisted mostly of archers.
The site is marked by a Battle Stone, probably an originally a bronze age standing stone.