List of battles involving the Kingdom of Scotland

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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" .

Contents

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:

  Scottish military victory
  Scottish military defeat
  Indecisive or unclear outcome

Early battles (875–1275)

BattleDateLocationAlliesEnemiesResult
Battle of Dollar 875 Stirlingshire, Scotland None Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Defeat
Battle of Brunanburh 937Uncertain Kingdom of Dublin Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Bauds 962 Banffshire, Scotland None Norsemen Victory
Siege of Durham (1006) 1006 County Durham, England None Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Barry 1010 Angus, Scotland None Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Victory
Battle of Cruden Bay 1012 Aberdeenshire, Scotland None Denmark Victory
Battle of Carham 1016 or 1018 Northumberland, England Kingdom of Strathclyde Kingdom of England Victory
Siege of Durham (1040) 1040 County Durham, England None Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Dunsinane 1054 Perthshire, Scotland None Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Alnwick 13 November 1093 Northumberland, England None Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Clitheroe 10 June 1138 Lancashire, England None Royal Arms of England (1154-1189).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of the Standard 22 August 1138 Yorkshire, England None Royal Arms of England (1154-1189).svg Kingdom of England Defeat [1]
Battle of Renfrew 1164Near Renfrew, ScotlandNone Kingdom of the Isles Victory
Battle of Alnwick 13 July 1174 Northumberland, England None Royal Arms of England (1154-1189).svg Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Enbo 1259 Dornock, ScotlandNone Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Victory
Battle of Largs 2 October 1263 Ayrshire, Scotland None Royal Standard of Norway.svg Kingdom of Norway Indecisive
Battle of Ronaldsway 8 October 1275 Isle of Man None Manx rebelsVictory

First War of Scottish Independence (1296–1327)

BattleDateLocationAlliesEnemiesResult
Capture of Berwick 30 March 1296 Berwickshire, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Dunbar 27 April 1296 Dunbar, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Defeat
Action at Lanark 1297 Lanarkshire, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Raid of Scone 1297 Perthshire, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Stirling Bridge 11 September 1297 Stirling, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Victory [2]
Battle of Falkirk 22 July 1298 Falkirk, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Defeat [3]
Battle on the Cree August 1300 Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Roslin 24 February 1303 Midlothian, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Action at Happrew February 1304 Peebles, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Defeat
Siege of Stirling Castle April–July 1304 Stirling, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Methven 19 June 1306 Perthshire, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Turnberry February 1307 Ayrshire, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Loch Ryan 9–10 February 1307 Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Glen Trool March 1307 Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Loudoun Hill 10 May 1307 Ayrshire, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Siege of Roxburgh Castle 1314 Roxburghshire, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Siege of Edinburgh Castle 1314 Edinburgh, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Bannockburn 23–24 June 1314 Stirlingshire, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Victory [4]
Battle of Moiry Pass September 1315 County Armagh, Northern Ireland Irish allies Coat of arms of the Lordship of Ireland.svg Lordship of Ireland Victory
Battle of Connor September 1315 County Antrim, Northern Ireland Irish allies Coat of arms of the Lordship of Ireland.svg Lordship of Ireland Victory
Siege of Carlisle 1315 Carlisle, England None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Kells November 1315 County Meath, Ireland Irish allies Coat of arms of the Lordship of Ireland.svg Lordship of Ireland Victory
Battle of Skerries 26 January 1316 County Kildare, Ireland Irish allies Coat of arms of the Lordship of Ireland.svg Lordship of Ireland Victory
Battle of Skaithmuir February 1316 Berwickshire, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Capture of Berwick April 1318 Berwickshire, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Faughart 14 October 1318 County Louth, Ireland Irish allies Coat of arms of the Lordship of Ireland.svg Lordship of Ireland Defeat
Battle of Myton 20 September 1319 Yorkshire, England None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Old Byland 14 October 1322 Yorkshire, England None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Stanhope Park 3–4 August 1327 County Durham, England None Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Victory

Second War of Scottish Independence (1332–1357)

BattleDateLocationAlliesEnemiesResult
Battle of Kinghorn 6 August 1332 Fife, ScotlandNone Edward Balliol and the DisinheritedDefeat
Battle of Dupplin Moor 10–11 August 1332 Perthshire, ScotlandNone Edward Balliol and the DisinheritedDefeat
Battle of Annan 16 December 1332 Dumfries and Galloway, ScotlandNone Edward Balliol and the DisinheritedVictory
Siege of Berwick (1333) March – 20 July 1333Northumberland, EnglandNone Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Dornock 25 March 1333Dumfries and Galloway, ScotlandNone Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Halidon Hill 19 July 1333 Berwickshire, ScotlandNone Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Defeat [5]
Battle of Boroughmuir 30 July 1335 Edinburgh, ScotlandNone Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Culblean 30 November 1335 Aberdeenshire, ScotlandNoneThe Disinherited and supporters of Edward Balliol Victory
Battle of Panmuir 28 November 1337 Panbride, Forfarshire, ScotlandNone Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Neville's Cross 17 October 1346 County Durham, EnglandNone Royal Arms of England (1340-1367).svg Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Nesbit Moor August 1355Berwickshire, ScotlandNone Royal Arms of England (1340-1367).svg Kingdom of England Victory

Border Wars

BattleDateLocationAlliesEnemiesResult
Battle of Duns 1372 Berwickshire, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1340-1367).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Melrose (1378) 1378 Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1340-1367).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Otterburn 5/19 August 1388 Northumberland, England None Royal Arms of England (1340-1367).svg Kingdom of England Victory [6]
Battle of Fulhope Law September 1400 Northumberland, England None Royal Arms of England (1340-1367).svg Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Nesbit Moor 22 June 1402 Berwickshire, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1340-1367).svg Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Humbleton Hill 14 September 1402 Northumberland, England None Royal Arms of England (1340-1367).svg Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Yeavering 22 July 1415 Northumberland, England None Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Kingdom of England Defeat

Hundred Years' War (1337–1453)

BattleDateLocationAlliesEnemiesResult
Battle of Fresnay 3 March 1420 France France moderne.svg Kingdom of France Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Baugé 21 March 1421 France France moderne.svg Kingdom of France Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Cravant 31 July 1423 France France moderne.svg Kingdom of France Royal Arms of England (1470-1471).svg Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Verneuil 17 August 1424 France France moderne.svg Kingdom of France Royal Arms of England (1470-1471).svg Kingdom of England Defeat
Siege of Orléans 12 October 1428 – 8 May 1429 France France moderne.svg Kingdom of France Royal Arms of England (1470-1471).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of the Herrings 12 February 1429 France France moderne.svg Kingdom of France Royal Arms of England (1470-1471).svg Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Jargeau 10–12 June 1429Flag of France.svg France Blason France moderne.svg Kingdom of France Royal Arms of England (1470-1471).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Meung-sur-Loire 15 June 1429Flag of France.svg France Blason France moderne.svg Kingdom of France Royal Arms of England (1470-1471).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Beaugency 15–16 June 1429Flag of France.svg France Blason France moderne.svg Kingdom of France Royal Arms of England (1470-1471).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Patay 18 June 1429 France France moderne.svg Kingdom of France Royal Arms of England (1470-1471).svg Kingdom of England Victory

Anglo-Scottish wars

BattleDateLocationAlliesEnemiesResult
Battle of Piperdean 10 September 1436 Berwickshire, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1470-1471).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Sark 23 October 1448 Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1470-1471).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Capture of Roxburgh August 1460 Roxburghshire, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1470-1471).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Capture of Berwick July and August 1482 Berwickshire, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Kingdom of England under House of York Defeat
Battle of Lochmaben Fair 22 July 1484

Lochmaben, Scotland

None Royal Arms of England (1470-1471).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Flodden 9 September 1513 Northumberland, England Part of the War of the League of Cambrai Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Kingdom of England Defeat [7]
Battle of Haddon Rig 24 August 1542 Teviotdale, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Solway Moss 24 November 1542 Cumbria, England None Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Kingdom of England Defeat

Nine Years' War (Sometimes called The Rough Wooing)

BattleDateLocationAlliesEnemiesResult
Burning of Edinburgh 7 May 1544 Edinburgh, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Ancrum Moor 27 February 1545 Roxburghshire, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh 10 September 1547 Musselburgh, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Kingdom of England Defeat [8]
Battle of Drumlanrig 20 February 1548 Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland None Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Sieges of Haddington 1548-1549 Haddington, Scotland France moderne.svg Kingdom of France Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of St Monans 1549 Fife, Scotland France moderne.svg Kingdom of France Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Kingdom of England Victory

Border skirmishes

BattleDateLocationAlliesEnemiesResult
Raid of the Redeswire 7 July 1575 Northumberland, England None Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Kingdom of England Victory

References

  1. ↑ Dodds 1999, p. 25.
  2. ↑ "BBC - Scotland's History - The Battle of Stirling Bridge, 1297". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Dodds 1999, pp. 33–34.
  4. ↑ Dodds 1999, p. 35–48.
  5. ↑ Green 1983, pp. 64–67.
  6. ↑ Dodds 1999, pp. 53–54.
  7. ↑ Dodds 1999, pp. 99–114.
  8. ↑ Green 1983, pp. 138–144.

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