20 May 685Battle of Dunnichen MooreBridei
The Angles are forced to withdraw to the Lotian & Tweed Valley. Ensures the independence of Scotland from Anglo-Saxon England. Defeats & kills King Egfrith of Northumbria
Historical records for Scotland in 685, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
The Angles are forced to withdraw to the Lotian & Tweed Valley. Ensures the independence of Scotland from Anglo-Saxon England. Defeats & kills King Egfrith of Northumbria
Defeat leads to the creation of a Kingdom of the Picts in northern Britain
Wins independence for Scotland
Killed at the Battle of Nechtansmere
Death of Beornheth
Retreats before Ecgfriths advance & draws him into the Sidlaw Hills
Succeeds as King of Lothian, appointed by Egfrith to guard against the Picts
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