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Douglas burning of Stirling suburbs 1452

1452
Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Stirling burgh watch
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Douglas affinity
Outcome
Douglas defiance publicly demonstrated; no battle fought
The Battle

History & Significance

In retaliation for the murder of the eighth Earl of Douglas by James II, the Douglases rode to Stirling and burned the outer suburbs, publicly renouncing their allegiance to the king in a ceremony of defiance

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Scheduled Monuments near Douglas burning of Stirling suburbs 1452

Stirling, town wall & bastion & Port Street Bastion at 44 Bastion Wynd
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Cambuskenneth Abbey, Cambuskenneth
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Stirling,Argyll Lodging,house
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
Stirling, Mar's Wark, uncompleted residence
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Stirling, Royal Gardens including King's Knot
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
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