Edward I besieged Bothwell Castle on the Clyde during his 1301 Scottish campaign. The castle was a key strategic point controlling the Clyde valley approaches to central Scotland. Edward deployed a great siege engine brought up from Glasgow. The castle fell and was garrisoned by English forces until the Scots recovered it. Represents Edward's methodical reduction of Scottish strongholds.
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