Dictionary of Battles / From the Earliest Date to the Present Time

by Thomas Benfield Harbottle

Shrewsbury (Percy's Rebellion).

Fought July 21, 1403, when the royalists, under Henry IV, met and defeated the insurgents, under Hotspur. Hotspur was killed, and Douglas and Worcester taken prisoners. The battle was the baptism of fire of Henry, Prince of Wales (Henry V), who displayed great bravery, and was severely wounded.