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Norse Kintyre Landing 1263

1263
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
local Scottish resistance
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Norwegian fleet and Hebridean allies
Outcome
Norwegian landing successful; Kintyre briefly occupied
The Battle

History & Significance

Haakon IV of Norway landed forces in Kintyre during his campaign to reassert Norwegian sovereignty over the Hebrides; local MacDonald adherents submitted and a garrison was temporarily established

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