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Battle of Rosslyn
On 24 February 1303, Scottish forces defeated an English invading army three times in a single day near Rosslyn, achieving an important victory durin…
Timeline
- 1303South of Edinburgh · MidlothianThe English commander John Segrave led some three thousand men into the Scottish Lowlands from the south, intending to sweep the area south of the Firth of Forth. Scottish defenders were gathered to meet them by John Comyn and Simon Fraser.
- 1303Near Rosslyn · MidlothianThe Scottish army ambushed the English vanguard near Rosslyn and won the first engagement. The English remnants withdrew and rejoined the main body, but their morale was already shaken.
- 1303Glen of Rosslyn · MidlothianOn the same day the Scots launched second and third attacks in succession, completely routing the English. Segrave was captured, and large numbers of English soldiers were killed or taken. The battle became a famous victory in Scottish popular memory.
Sources
- John Barbour, The Bruce — John Barbour (1375)
- Scotichronicon — Walter Bower (1440)