Raid on Scone
| Raid on Scone | |||||||
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| Part of First War of Scottish Independence | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of Scotland |
 Kingdom of England | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Sir William Douglas |
.svg){kind=small} William de Ormesby | ||||||
After the
William Douglas the Hardy and led a raid on the city of Scone. He and his men forced William de Ormesby, the English-appointed Justice of Scotland, to flee, and took control. After this, Douglas was captured, but Wallace continued to capture land for Scotland, and then moved on to win the Battle of Stirling Bridge.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ G. W. S. Barrow (2005), Robert Bruce and the community of the realm of Scotland, p. 109
- ISBN 978-0-946487-47-9.
- ISBN 978-1-4738-5765-0.
56°25′39″N 3°24′06″W / 56.4275°N 3.4016°W
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