Battle of Newburn

Battle of Newburn
Part of the Second Bishops' War
Monument marking the site of the Battle of Newburn
Date 28 August 1640 Location Newburn, Tyne and Wear, England 54°59′00″N 01°45′05″W / 54.98333°N 1.75139°W / 54.98333; -1.75139 Result Scottish victory
Belligerents
England	Scotland
Commanders and leaders
Viscount Conway Sir Jacob Astley Earl of Rochester Thomas Lunsford	Earl of Leven Alexander Hamilton Marquess of Montrose
Strength
5,000 maximum	20,000
Casualties and losses
300	300

The Battle of Newburn, also known as the Battle of Newburn Ford, took place on 28 August 1640, during the Second Bishops' War. It was fought at Newburn, just outside Newcastle, where a ford crossed the River Tyne. A Scottish Covenanter army of 20,000 under Alexander Leslie defeated an English force of 5,000, led by Lord Conway.

The only significant military action of the war, victory enabled the Scots to take Newcastle, which provided the bulk of London's coal supplies, and allowed them to put pressure on the central government. The October 1640 Treaty of Ripon agreed the Covenanter army could occupy large parts of northern England, while receiving £850 per day to cover their costs. The Scots insisted Charles recall Parliament to ratify the peace settlement; he did so in November 1640, a key element in the events leading to the First English Civil War in August 1642.