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Capture of Dumfries
Captures Dumfries after assassinating John Comyn there
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Dumfries in Scotland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Captures Dumfries after assassinating John Comyn there
Death of John Comyn, assassinated by Robert I the Bruce
Stabbed by Robert Bruce at a Church in Dumfries, Comyn is John Balliols heir
Stabs John Comyn to death when he refuses to abandon support for King John. Stabs John Comyn, heir to John Balliol, to death at a Church in Dumfries. Robert Bruce and a small party of his followers kill John Comyn, also known as the Red Comyn, before the high altar of the Greyfriars Church in Dumfries
Death of John Comyn, assassinated by Robert I the Bruce
Captures Dumfries for the Royalists but later forced out by Argyll
Captures Dumfries for the Royalists but later forced out by Argyll
Provenance
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