Sir John Carmichael
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Sir John Carmichael was a Scottish soldier, the Keeper of Liddesdale, a diplomat, and owner of Fenton Tower at Kingston, East Lothian.
Fenton Tower in East Lothian
Raid of the Redeswire
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The Raid of the Redeswire, also known as the Redeswire Fray, was a border skirmish between England and Scotland on 7 July 1575 which took place at Carter Bar, the Cheviot pass which enters Redesdale.
Sir John Carmichael
…Scotland. He was said to be "a favourer of the amity, a good executioner, and in favour with the Regent." Carmichael fought against the English at the Raid of the Redeswire on 7 July 1575 on a day of border truce, and captured Sir John Forster, the English Warden and commander, after an argument turned to violence. At the…
The Redeswire Stone