Battle of Myton, 20 September 1319
Battle in Yorkshire at which an army of untrained levys led by William Melton, archbishop of York, was crushed by the Scots under Sir James Douglas. The defeat forced Edward II to abandon the siege of Berwick.
Battles of the Anglo-Scottish Wars
How to cite this article: Rickard, J. (3 September 2000), Battle of Myton, 20 September 1319, http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_myton.html