The attack culminated in the disastrous Battle of Flodden, near the River Tweed, and the king was killed.
The king, somehow, was the sole survivor of the Battle of Flodden.
mnli hypothesis: The king, somehow, was the sole survivor of the Battle of Flodden. premise: The attack culminated in the disastrous Battle of Flodden, near the River Tweed, and the king was killed.