Battle of Duns
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| Battle of Duns | |||||||
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| Part of the Anglo-Scottish Border Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of Scotland |
 Kingdom of England | ||||||
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| Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland | |||||||
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| thousands | 7,000 | ||||||
The Battle of Duns (alternatively The Battle of Duns Park) was an engagement fought in 1377 near the site of the present day town of Duns, Berwickshire.
Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, Lord Marshal of England had invaded Scotland with 7000 troops, and had met little resistance. While the English army camped at Duns, the townsfolk made a type of rattle out of dried skins, which they used to frighten the enemies horses.
Their camp in disarray, Northumberland's army was routed by the townsmen.
The motto town of Duns: 'Duns dings a'!', is supposed to have come from this battle
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