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 greater part having taken an unfrequented road, completely intersepted his retreat, and the bridge having broken down by the immense weight of so many armed men, vast quantities were drowned in the river. All the English who had crossed the river, to the number of six or seven thousand, were put to the sword, except Sir Marmaduke and a very few, who stood on the north side of the water, and made their escape by swimming across the river. Surrey, during all this time, had the galling mortification of seeing his men drowned and slain, without being able to afford them the smallest relief. As soon as Twenge joined Surrey, he advised him to set on fire the remaining part of the bridge, to prevent the victorious Scots from pursuing and harassing their disheartened army. This expedient proved of little use, for the Great Steward of Scotland and the Earl of Lennox, having previously posted themselves man ambush, at a short distance from the English, came from behind the mountains, as soon as they ascertained the event of the day, charged the retiring Earl, put him to flight, and pursued him with such vigour, that with difficulty he escaped to Berwick.

This glorious battle, so disastrous to the English army, was fought on the 13th