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Assault on Leith

Name: Assault on Leith – England factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

England · Warfare / Lords of the Congregation. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1560Date range

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Chronological records

1560

William Grey7 May 1560

Leith · Warfare / Lords of the Congregation

English assault on Leith fails with heavy casualties

Names involved

William Grey

Provenance

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