BattlefieldsBruce Campaign in Ross 1308
Medieval

Bruce Campaign in Ross 1308

1308
Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Earl of Ross and his retinue
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Bruce's army moving north
Outcome
Earl of Ross submitted to Bruce; northern Scotland secured for Bruce cause; English influence north of the Forth effectively extinguished
The Battle

History & Significance

In the summer of 1308, having broken English power in Aberdeenshire and Buchan, Bruce moved north into Ross where the Earl of Ross had initially opposed him. Earl William of Ross submitted and swore allegiance to Bruce in October 1308, securing the far north for the Bruce cause. The Ross campaign completed the subjugation of Scotland north of the Forth begun at Inverurie and the Harrying of Buchan, leaving only pockets of English-aligned resistance in major fortifications.

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