Harrying of Buchan

Harrying of Buchan
Part of First War of Scottish Independence
Date May – late 1308 Location Buchan, Scotland Result Scottish Royal Victory
Belligerents
Scottish Royal Army	Scottish Rebels
Commanders and leaders
Edward Bruce, Earl of Carrick Robert the Bruce	John Comyn, Earl of Buchan
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Heavy; John Comyn, Earl of Buchan fled

The Harrying of Buchan, also known as the Herschip (hardship) or Rape of Buchan, took place in 1308 during the

Bruce's campaign

After his defeat at the Battle of Barra in May 1308, King

Edward de Bruce proceeded for several months to harry Buchan and to kill those who resisted King Robert's rule, homesteads destroyed, livestock slaughtered, stores of grain destroyed, and reducing the castles.[3] By destroying the Comyn's power base, King Robert prevented any possible chance of future violent hostility towards his rule. There is no trustworthy account of the Harrying of Buchan, but it was undoubtedly a prolonged and fiercely contested campaign. After the completion of the Harrying of Buchan, in June 1308 King Robert turned his attention to Aberdeen Castle to which he laid siege and destroyed.

Aftermath

The Comyns had ruled Buchan for nearly a century, from 1214, when

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