The crossing points between Fife and Lothian were strategically vital during the Interregnum, and factional supporters clashed at the Inverkeithing ferry crossing. Such minor confrontations were typical of the Interregnum period, where rival claimant factions used armed men to enforce local influence. The Inverkeithing crossing controlled movement between the north and south of Scotland and its possession or influence was a political prize.
Both sides: c.100–250 per faction (exact numbers unknown)
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