Edinburgh Castle fell to Edward I within days of his assault in the spring of 1296, the same campaign that sacked Berwick and destroyed the Scottish army at Dunbar. The garrison, knowing the wider Scottish military position was hopeless, offered little sustained resistance. Edward garrisoned the castle and used it as an administrative base. Its swift loss illustrated the complete collapse of organised Scottish resistance in 1296 and why Wallaces later recovery of it was so significant.
English siege force; small Scottish garrison
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