BATTLE OF THE STANDARD
\bˈatə͡l ɒvðə stˈandəd], \bˈatəl ɒvðə stˈandəd], \b_ˈa_t_əl ɒ_v_ð_ə s_t_ˈa_n_d_ə_d]\
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(Eng. Hist.) A battle fought near Northallerton, Yorkshire, August 22, 1138, at which the Archbishop of York brought, forward a consecrated standard. The Scotch were entirely defeated.
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(Hist.) The name given to the battle of Northallerton, 1138, in which David I. of Scotland was defeated by the English.
By Henry Percy Smith
