BattlefieldsNorse Bute Seizure 1263
Medieval

Norse Bute Seizure 1263

1263
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Scottish garrison
Forces
Scottish garrison of Rothesay
VS
Victor
Norwegian forces
Forces
Norwegian galley force
Outcome
Norse seizure of Bute; Rothesay Castle captured
The Battle

History & Significance

Norwegian galley forces seized Bute from Scottish-aligned lords prior to the Largs battle; Rothesay Castle was overrun and the garrison expelled, giving Norway a forward base in the Firth of Clyde

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