An important battle that took place between the English and the Scots on the Scottish border; it resulted in a major English victory that gave Henry VIII security in the north for many years. A large army led by James IV was defeated by a somewhat smaller force of about 20,000 English soldiers under the command of Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey. Long Scottish spears were no match for English bills and longbows, and the Scots lost perhaps as many as 10,000 dead, including James IV himself.