BattlefieldsBothwell Castle Siege 1301
Medieval

Bothwell Castle Siege 1301

1301
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Scottish garrison
Forces
Scottish garrison
VS
Victor
English forces under Edward I
Forces
Edward I English forces with siege engines
Outcome
Castle taken by Edward I; garrisoned for England; retaken by Scots later
The Battle

History & Significance

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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