Image by Andrew Spratt

1545 (17/25/27 Feb) Ancram Moor (or Ancrum)
se St Boswells, Roxburgh 
Archibald, Earl of Angus bt Sir Ralph Evers/Evre & Sir Brian Latoun/Laiton/Layton 

In 1544, the Earls of Arran and Angus had temporarily patched up their differences, and Archibald, Earl of Angus was appointed Lieutenant of the South.

He was needed to counter the English who had burned Edinburgh and sacked the border abbeys, as well as desecrating the Douglas memorials at Melrose and making specific attacks on Douglas estates.

The battle was won by making the old ruse of feigning a retreat, and then counter attacking.

However, the Douglas and Arran never trusted each other, and their differences led to a massive defeat the following year at Pinkie.