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Maxwell vs Johnstone — Lockerbie clash 1592

1592
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Maxwell patrol
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Johnstone riders
Outcome
Johnstone success; Maxwell patrol routed
The Battle

History & Significance

A year before Dryfe Sands, Maxwell and Johnstone men clashed near Lockerbie market; Johnstone men routed a Maxwell patrol and killed several riders, inflaming tensions that led directly to the 1593 battle

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Maxwell vs Johnstone — Lockerbie clash 1592

Fairholm, fort 430m NNE of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.9 miles
Torwood Roman camp, 310m NNE of Lochside
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
The Hass, settlement 550m E of, Quhytewoollen Hill
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
Malls Castle, settlement 320m W of Mallscastle
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.3 miles
Dryfesdalegate, fort 75m SSE of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.6 miles
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