Edward I1294
Captures Berwick, then a Scottish town
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Captures Berwick, then a Scottish town
Edward I sacks Berwick as punishment for John Balliols treachery
Surrenders the garrison castle of Berwick to Edward I
Most of the male inhabitants of the Berwick are killed
As leader of the Regency Council sends a force to recapture Berwick
Fails to retake Berwick
Earl of Douglas captures Berwick castle during the conflicy between Lancaster & Douglas
Edward II gatheres a force of some 8,000 at Newcastle with the aim of recovering Berwick from the Scots
Captures Berwick-upon-Tweed in suppoprt of Edward Balliol
Edward III captures Berwick & burns the countryside of Lothian
Berwick surrenders to Richard, it had been surrendered to the Scots 2 decades before
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