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Siege of Caerlaverock
In July 1300 King Edward I of England personally led the siege of Caerlaverock Castle in southwest Scotland;…
Timeline
- 1300Caerlaverock Castle · Dumfries and GallowayEdward I arrived on the south shore of the Solway Firth with a large army, besieging the triangular Caerlaverock Castle with catapults and siege engines; the garrison of some 60 to 100 men, commanded by members of the Maxwell family, resisted.
- 1300Caerlaverock Castle · Dumfries and GallowayAfter about two days of siege, with the walls damaged in many places, the garrison marched out on terms of honorable surrender; Edward I then continued his expedition northward, and the siege was recorded in detail in verse by a contemporary writer with the army.
Sources
- Siege of Caerlaverock https://www.britannica.com/event/Siege-of-Caerlaverock
- The Siege of Carlaverock https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/carlave.asp