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Battle of Solway Moss: An English army defeats a much larger Scottish force near the River Esk in Dumfries and Galloway.
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Battle of Solway Moss
1542 English victory over Scotland
The Battle of Solway Moss took place on Solway Moss near the River Esk on the English side of the Anglo-Scottish border in November 1542 between English and Scottish forces.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
River Esk (Solway Firth)
River in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
The River Esk, also known as the Border Esk, is a river that rises in the Scottish region of Dumfries and Galloway before crossing the border to the English county of Cumbria and flowing into the Solway Firth.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Dumfries and Galloway
Council area of Scotland
Dumfries and Galloway is one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, located in the western part of the Southern Uplands. It is bordered by East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and South Lanarkshire to the north; Scottish Borders to the north-east; the English county of Cumbria,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)