During Edward I's 1298 campaign that led to Falkirk, his forces besieged Dirleton Castle in East Lothian while the main army advanced. The castle was held for Scotland and disrupted English supply lines. Anthony Bek, the martial Prince-Bishop of Durham, brought up siege engines and forced the garrison to surrender. The fall of Dirleton allowed Edward's supply ships to operate freely along the Lothian coast.
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