Timeline August 1388

Events in August 1388 3

• 1358 – 1388 James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas (1358-1388) Died 5 August 1388, aged 30 James Douglas led the Scottish raid into Northumberland that culminated in the Battle of Otterburn, where he was killed charging the English line. His death occurred in the moment of victory, as his men went on to rout the English force and capture Henry Percy. He left no legitimate heir, and his earldom passed to a cousin.
• 1388 Battle of Otterburn Scottish raiders rout an English force on the border A Scottish army under James, 2nd Earl of Douglas, raided into Northumberland and defeated an English force led by Henry Percy ("Hotspur") in a night battle near Otterburn. Douglas was killed in the fighting but the Scots won the field, and Hotspur was captured. The battle became famous through the border ballads it inspired.
• 1388 Battle of Bileća A Bosnian force hands the Ottomans an early defeat in the Balkans A Bosnian army under Vlatko Vuković ambushed and routed an Ottoman raiding force near Bileća. The battle was one of the first significant Christian victories over Ottoman forces in the Balkans, though it did little to slow the Ottoman advance in the following decades.