BattlefieldsHamilton vs Douglas Edinburgh street clash 1515
Tudor

Hamilton vs Douglas Edinburgh street clash 1515

1515
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Douglas adherents
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Hamilton Arran affinity
Outcome
Inconclusive; both sides withdraw after street skirmish
The Battle

History & Significance

An early factional brawl between Hamilton and Douglas factions erupted on Edinburgh High Street five years before the larger Cleanse the Causeway; several men were wounded and order restored by the provost

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