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Battle of Dunbar

Scotland · Warfare / England War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1296Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1296

John Balliol27 April 1296

Dunbar · Warfare / England War

The Earl of Surrey routes the Scottish army at the Battle of Dunbar and by 11th July Edinburgh Castle had fallen and John had surrendered. Defeated by King John who then declares himself King of Scotland

John Comyn Badenoch1296

Dunbar · Warfare / England War

Comyn is arrested after the Battle of Dunbar

John de Mentieth1296

Dunbar · Warfare / England War

Arrested after the Battle of Dunbar

Names involved

John BalliolJohn Comyn BadenochJohn de Mentieth

Provenance

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