After the Parliamentary victory at Inverkeithing, Lambert's force swept through Fife. Dunfermline — the ancient Scottish royal capital and burial place of Robert the Bruce — was occupied by Parliamentary forces. Skirmishes occurred as Scottish defenders attempted to slow the advance. The occupation of Dunfermline was both militarily significant and symbolically crushing.
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