Dunbar Castle was held by the Countess of Dunbar — her husband, the earl, having taken the English side. The countess held out while a Scottish relief army attempted to raise the siege. When the relief was destroyed at the Battle of Dunbar, the castle quickly surrendered. The rapid fall of Dunbar was symbolic of Scotland's military weakness in 1296 before Wallace's uprising transformed the conflict.
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