Battle of Skaithmuir
| Battle of Skaithmuir | |||||||
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| Part of the First War of Scottish Independence | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Scotland | Kingdom of England | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| James Douglas | Edmond de Caillou† | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown, but significantly more than the Scots | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Relatively low | High | ||||||
The Battle of Skaithmuir was a
capture Berwick
in April 1318.
References
- ^ David Hume, David Reid (1996), The history of the house of Douglas, p. 488
Bibliography
- Calendar of Documents relating to Scotland, ed. Bain, J. Vol III, AD 1307–1357. Edinburgh 1887. [1]
- Davis, I.M., The Black Douglas. London 1974.
- Barbour, J., The Brus ed.Mackenzie, W.M. London 1909. [2]
- Fraser, Sir William, The Douglas Book IV vols. Edinburgh 1885.[3]
- Haines, R.M, King Edward II: Edward of Caernarfon, his life, his reign, and its aftermath-1284-1330. McGill-Queens Univ. Press. 2003. [4]
- Maxwell, Sir Herbert, History of the House of Douglas II vols. London 1902
- Michel, F.X.,Les Écossais en France, les Français en ÉcosseII vols. London 1862.[5] (in French)
- Ross, D.R., James the Good-The Black Douglas. Glasgow 2008.
External links
- Battle of Skaithmuir, 1316, The Douglas Archives
55°41′10″N 2°15′11″W / 55.686°N 2.253°W
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