Siege of Haddington

Sieges of Haddington
Part of Anglo-Scottish Wars Rough Wooing
The restored Church of St. Mary the Virgin, heavily damaged during the sieges
Date July 1548–19 September 1549 Location Haddington, Scotland Result Scottish/French victory; Scots claim back Haddington
Belligerents
Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of France	Kingdom of England
Commanders and leaders
Earl of Arran Lord Methven Paul de Thermes André de Montalembert Henri Cleutin	Earl of Shrewsbury Baron Grey of Wilton Sir James Wilford Sir Thomas Palmer Thomas Gower
Strength
5000–6000	Up to 15,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The sieges of Haddington were a series of sieges staged at the Royal Burgh of Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, as part of the War of the Rough Wooing, one of the last Anglo-Scottish Wars. Following Regent Arran's defeat at the battle of Pinkie Cleugh on Saturday 10 September 1547, he captured the town of Haddington. The intention was to form a network of mutually supporting English forts in lowland Scotland. The English forces built artillery fortifications and were able to withstand an assault by the besieging French and Scots troops supported by heavy cannon in July 1548. Although the siege was scaled down after this unsuccessful attempt, the English garrison abandoned the town on 19 September 1549, after attrition by Scottish raids at night, sickness, and changing political circumstance.^[1]