Edward I besieged the small triangular castle of Caerlaverock on the Solway in July 1300 during his Scottish campaign. Despite having only sixty defenders, the garrison held out for two days against a massive English force. The siege was commemorated in a famous Anglo-Norman poem the Roll of Caerlaverock listing the arms of the knights present. Edward I deployed trebuchets and other engines. The surrender was honourable.
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