What is Battle of Halidon Hill?
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} On 19 July 1333, a Scottish army led by Sir Archibald Douglas engaged an English army under the leadership of King [[Edward III of England]] (reigned 1327–1377) and was decisively defeated at the Battle of [[Halidon Hill]]. The previous year, [[Edward Balliol]] had secretly usurped the Scottish Crown from five-year-old David II (r. 1329-1371), with the help of Edward III.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/17832506.back-day-myths-behind-second-war-independence/|title=Back in the Day: The myths behind the Second War of Independence|website=The National}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://the-past.com/feature/edward-iii-the-black-prince-and-the-battle-of-crecy/|title=Edward III, the Black Prince, and the Battle of Crécy &#124; The Past|first=Military|last=History|date=12 January 2022|website=the-past.com}}</ref> This was the beginning of the [[Second War of Scottish Independence]]. Balliol was quickly driven out of [[Scotland]] by a popular rebellion, which Edward III exploited as a pretext for invading Scotland in 1333. The immediate aim was Berwick-upon-Tweed, a strategically significant border town that the English besieged in March. ==References== {{commons}} {{Reflist|2}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hallidin Hill, Battle of}} [[Category:Battles involving England]] [[Category:Battles of the Middle Ages]] [[Category:14th century in England]] [[Category:1333]] [[Category:14th century in Scotland]] {{multistub|uk|history}}