BattlefieldsMacDougall Sea Battle off Mull 1260
Medieval

MacDougall Sea Battle off Mull 1260

1260
Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
rival Hebridean galley forces
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
MacDougall galley fleet
Outcome
MacDougall fleet repelled rival Hebridean naval forces attempting to challenge MacDougall authority over Mull waters.
The Battle

History & Significance

The MacDougalls maintained their own fleet and fought naval engagements to defend their island of Mull against MacDonald and Norwegian-vassal encroachment in the years before Largs. The sea battle off Mull in 1260 was part of the pre-Largs jockeying for position among the Hebridean lords and demonstrated that the MacDougalls were a naval as well as a land power.

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