BattlefieldsScottish seizure of Berwick 1318
Medieval

Scottish seizure of Berwick 1318

1318
Northumberland, England
Also known as: Bruce retakes Berwick 1318
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Northumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
English garrison
Forces
English garrison c.150–300.
VS
Victor
Scots (Robert Bruce)
Forces
Scottish besiegers c.2,000–4,000
Outcome
Berwick captured by treachery; held by Scots until 1333; key gateway to northeast England lost
The Battle

History & Significance

Robert Bruce's capture of Berwick in 1318 gave Scotland control of the key northern port and deprived England of its main strategic base for operations against Scotland. The town changed hands repeatedly thereafter — it finally became English permanently only in 1482

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