Battle of Sark

Battle of Sark
Part of the Anglo-Scottish Wars
Battle of Sark, miniature from a manuscript of the Chronicle of Charles VII, king of France, c. 1470s
Date 23 October 1448 Location Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway grid reference NY314662 [1] 54°59′10″N 3°4′19″W / 54.98611°N 3.07194°W / 54.98611; -3.07194 Result Scottish victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Scotland	Kingdom of England
Commanders and leaders
Earl of Ormonde	Earl of Northumberland
Strength
ca. 4,000[2]	ca. 6,000[3]
Casualties and losses
up to 600	around 3,000+ killed and drowned, most of the army killed or captured.
Registered battlefield
Designated	3 August 2016
Reference no.	BTL40

The Battle of Sark, alternatively called the Battle of Lochmaben Stone, was fought between England and Scotland in October 1448. A large battle, it was the first significant Scottish victory over the English in over half a century, since the Battle of Otterburn in 1388. It placed the Scots in a position of strength against the English for over a decade, until Edward IV ascended the English throne, and it brought the powerful Douglas family to even greater prominence in Scotland.