The skirmish known as Cleanse the Causeway, or Clear the Causeway, took place in the High Street of Edinburgh, Scotland, on April 30, 1520, between rivals James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran, chief of Clan Hamilton and Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, chief of Clan Douglas. Skirmishers are Infantry or Cavalry Soldiers stationed ahead or alongside of a larger body of friendly troops The Royal Mile is the popular name for the succession of streets which form the main thoroughfare of Edinburgh's Old Town. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule James Hamilton 1st Earl of Arran, (c 1475 &ndash 1529 was a Scottish politician The House of Hamilton is a Scottish family who historically held broad territories throughout central and southern Scotland particularly Ayrshire, Lanarkshire Archibald Douglas 6th Earl of Angus (1490 &ndash January 1557 was a Scottish nobleman active during the reigns of James V and Mary Queen of Scots. Clan Douglas, also referred to as the House of Douglas, is an ancient family from the Scottish Lowlands taking its name from Douglas South Lanarkshire,
The skirmish was the result of enmity between the House of Clan Hamilton and the "Red" Angus line of the House of Clan Douglas, both powerful noble families jealous of each other's influence over King James V. The House of Hamilton is a Scottish family who historically held broad territories throughout central and southern Scotland particularly Ayrshire, Lanarkshire The Mormaer or Earl of Angus was the ruler of the medieval Scottish province of Angus. Clan Douglas, also referred to as the House of Douglas, is an ancient family from the Scottish Lowlands taking its name from Douglas South Lanarkshire, James V (10 April 1512 &ndash 14 December 1542 was King of Scots from 9 September 1513 until his death The Hamiltons, led by Sir Patrick Hamilton, brother of the Earl of Arran, and Sir James Hamilton of Finnart, the earl's bastard son, attempted to apprehend the Earl of Angus, and prompted a street fight. Sir Patrick Hamilton (d 1520 was a Scottish nobleman and younger brother of James Hamilton 1st Earl of Arran. Sir James Hamilton of Finnart (d 1540 was a Scottish nobleman the Illegitimate son of James Hamilton 1st Earl of Arran by Mary Boyd of Bonshaw
The Earl of Arran had become Lord Provost of Edinburgh in 1517. In a dispute over the sale of a cargo of timber from a Dutch ship, he had sided with Leith merchants over the Edinburgh burgesses. Lumber or timber is Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural Material for Construction, or The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Formerly a municipal Burgh, Leith (Lìte is a district in the north of the city of Edinburgh at the mouth of the Water of Leith and is the port Burgess is an English word that originally meant a freeman of a Borough or Burgh. The Leithers, supported by Robert Barton, had ignored any of the rights of the burgesses, but Arran still gave them his support, enraging the Edinburgh traders. Robert Childers Barton (Riobárd Bartún (1881&ndash10 August 1975 was a Irish lawyer statesman and farmer who participated in the negotiations leading up to the signature During the skirmish, the burgesses of Edinburgh saw the opportunity for revenge, and took the side of Angus.
The fight went badly for the Hamiltons, and Sir Patrick Hamilton was killed in the incident. The Earl of Arran and Sir James fought their way out, and escaped along a narrow close. Stealing a nearby pack-horse they fled through the shallows of the Nor Loch. A draft horse, draught horse or dray horse (from the Anglo-Saxon dragan meaning to draw or haul is a large Horse bred for hard heavy tasks The Nor Loch, also known as the Nor' Loch and the North Loch, was a Loch formerly in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the area now occupied
References
- Historic Earls and Earldoms of Scotland
- Douglas family and clan battles
- Encyclopaedia Britannica online
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