BattlefieldsGalloway Gaelic resistance skirmish 1262
Medieval

Galloway Gaelic resistance skirmish 1262

1262
Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Galloway Gaelic remnant
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Crown-aligned Baliol men
Outcome
Crown suppression; Galloway resistance ends
The Battle

History & Significance

Remnant Galloway Gaelic kindreds mounted a final small-scale resistance before the Norwegian Largs campaign; easily suppressed by Crown-aligned Galloway lords

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