Battle of Newburn
The Battle of Newburn took place in 1640 during the Bishops' Wars.
Scottish
Covenanters planted guns to protect them while fording the river Tyne near Newburn in
Northumberland, after which they defeated the English on the
Durham side of Newburn at Stellaheugh, and subsequently occupied
Newcastle upon Tyne. The name of Scotswood, one of the villages between Newburn and Newcastle, commemorates one of the Scottish positions.
Reference
Original text from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
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