This is a chronological list of the battles involving the Kingdom of Scotland, as well as battles involving Scotland in support of France as part of the "Auld Alliance" .
The list gives the name, the date, the present-day location of the battles, the Scottish allies and enemies, and the result of these conflicts following this legend:
Battle | Date | Location | Allies | Enemies | Result |
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Battle of Kinghorn | 6 August 1332 | Fife, Scotland | None | Edward Balliol and the Disinherited | Defeat |
Battle of Dupplin Moor | 10–11 August 1332 | Perthshire, Scotland | None | Edward Balliol and the Disinherited | Defeat |
Battle of Annan | 16 December 1332 | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland | None | Edward Balliol and the Disinherited | Victory |
Battle of Dornock | 25 March 1333 | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Halidon Hill | 19 July 1333 | Berwickshire, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Boroughmuir | 30 July 1335 | Edinburgh, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Culblean | 30 November 1335 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | None | The Disinherited and supporters of Edward Balliol | Victory |
Battle of Panmuir | 28 November 1337 | Panbride, Forfarshire, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Neville's Cross | 17 October 1346 | County Durham, England | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Nesbit Moor | August 1355 | Berwickshire, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle | Date | Location | Allies | Enemies | Result |
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Battle of Duns | 1372 | Berwickshire, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Melrose (1378) | 1378 | Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Otterburn | 5/19 August 1388 | Northumberland, England | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Nesbit Moor | 22 June 1402 | Berwickshire, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Humbleton Hill | 14 September 1402 | Northumberland, England | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Yeavering | 22 July 1415 | Northumberland, England | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle | Date | Location | Allies | Enemies | Result |
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Battle of Baugé | 21 March 1421 | France | Kingdom of France | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Cravant | 31 July 1423 | France | Kingdom of France Duchy of Brittany | Kingdom of England Duchy of Burgundy | Defeat |
Battle of Verneuil | 17 August 1424 | France | Kingdom of France | Kingdom of England Duchy of Burgundy | Defeat |
Siege of Orléans | 12 October 1428 – 8 May 1429 | France | Kingdom of France | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of the Herrings | 12 February 1429 | France | Kingdom of France | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Jargeau | 10–12 June 1429 | France | Kingdom of France | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Meung-sur-Loire | 15 June 1429 | France | Kingdom of France | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Beaugency | 15–16 June 1429 | France | Kingdom of France | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Patay | 18 June 1429 | France | Kingdom of France | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle | Date | Location | Allies | Enemies | Result |
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Burning of Edinburgh | 7 May 1544 | Edinburgh, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Ancrum Moor | 27 February 1545 | Roxburghshire, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh | 10 September 1547 | Musselburgh, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Drumlanrig | 20 February 1548 | Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Sieges of Haddington | 1548-1549 | Haddington, Scotland | Kingdom of France | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of St Monans | 1549 | Fife, Scotland | Kingdom of France | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle | Date | Location | Allies | Enemies | Result |
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Raid of the Redeswire | 7 July 1575 | Northumberland, England | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
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