During Edward I's 1298 campaign, English foraging parties desperate for supplies burned the Templar preceptory at Temple in Midlothian, seizing grain and livestock. The destruction of a nominally neutral religious-military establishment demonstrated the breakdown of conventional restraints as the army starved during its march across Lothian. The incident drew ecclesiastical protest and illustrated the logistical crisis that nearly forced Edward to retreat before Falkirk was fought.
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