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Battle of Roslin
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| Battle of Roslin | |||||||
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| Part of the First War of Scottish Independence | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Scotland | England | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Simon Fraser and John Comyn | Sir John Seagrave | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 8,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| Unknown but light | Unknown but heavy | ||||||
| First War of Scottish Independence |
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| Dunbar – Stirling Bridge – Falkirk – Roslin – Happrew – Stirling Castle – Methven – Dalry – Glen Trool – Loudron Hill – Slioch – Inverurie – Pass of Brander – Bannockburn – Connor – Skaitmuir– Skerries – Faughart – Berwick – Myton – Arbroath – Boroughbridge – Old Byland – Corbeil – Stanhope Park – Edinburgh-Northampton |
| Wars of Scottish Independence |
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| First – Second |
The Battle of Roslin was a battle of the First War of Scottish Independence, taking place on 24 February 1303 at Roslin, Scotland.
A Scottish army led by Simon Fraser and John Comyn defeated the English.
Although a significant action, only a few hundred men, all of them heavy cavalry, were involved on either side. The English force was raised in Northumberland and was tasked with intervening in support of the occupation forces of Edward I. The Scots rode through the night from Biggar, interecepted them and defeated them in two, possibly three, sharp fights. The site of the battle has been said to be the field opposite the old and new burial grounds.
Members of the Comyn, Fraser and possibly Sinclair families fought at the Battle of Roslin.