BattlefieldsBruce Kills John Comyn at Greyfriars Dumfries 1306
Medieval

Bruce Kills John Comyn at Greyfriars Dumfries 1306

1306
Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
ambush
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
John Comyn III of Badenoch
VS
Victor
Robert the Bruce
Outcome
Comyn stabbed by Bruce and then killed by Bruce's companions before the altar; Bruce was excommunicated by the Pope for the sacrilege of killing in a church; Bruce was crowned King of Scots at Scone six weeks later on 25 March 1306, effectively beginning renewed war with England
The Battle

History & Significance

A medieval ambush fought in 1306 Scotland. Recorded strengths: not recorded (a small meeting/retinue, not an army; exact numbers of attendants not given in surviving sources).

Confirmed battlefield location
Casualties & Losses

John Comyn III of Badenoch killed; his uncle Sir Robert Comyn, who rushed to his aid, was also killed, by Christopher Seton

Forces Involved

not recorded (a small meeting/retinue, not an army; exact numbers of attendants not given in surviving sources)

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