Great Raid of 1322
The Great Raid of 1322 | |||||||
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Part of First Scottish War of Independence | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of Scotland | Kingdom of England | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Robert the Bruce | Edward II |
The Great Raid of 1322 was a major
Holm Cultram Abbey and Northumberland, then eventually crossed over into North Yorkshire, resulting in property being burned and destroyed, valuables from the wealthy and abbeys being stolen, and some residents and livestock being captured and taken back to Scotland.[1][2]
After the death of
Thomas of Lancaster whom Scotland supported as a means to cripple the English in their war against the Scottish during the Despenser War, the Scots in 1322 raided deeper into Northern England to gain his inheritance, reaching as far south as Chorley in Lancashire[1] and the East Riding.[2] They even raided the suburbs of York. A few abbeys, settlements and towns in the path of the raiders, such as Richmond, were spared by bribing them off, however most were not so fortunate. Following the raid, a truce between King Edward II and Robert the Bruce was signed at Bishopthorpe
, in 1323
References
- ^ LCCN 50026909. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ ISBN 1898410925.