1. 27th of April,
the year of our lord 1296

2. Preliminary
This Guy

 England, Scotland & Ireland are Independant Countries
 King Edward I of England desires major crusade
in the Holy Land
BUT
 Conflict between France and Aragon (of Spain)
erupts into a war

3. AND SO!

 Conflict soon arises about
English-possessed Gascony
 England goes to war with France
 Concentrate on Gascony in the south
 Alliances with the Low countries from the north
 Scottish refuse to send men to fight France
 Make Truce with France
 Edward opens war on Scotland
(Braveheart)

4. Invasion of Scotland!

 Berwick, a rich merchant city is
sacked!
 The scottish flee, take refuge in
Dunbar Castle
 English, after a month of rest,
attack with
12 000 men.
 The Scots have the highground,
outnumber
the English with 3 to 1.

5. The Battle

 Scots charge downhill, hoping to scatter the English
 English stand firm and disciplined
 The Scottish lose morale and retreat
 English take Dunbar Castle

6. Aftermath

 The leading general, Red Comyn, and others captured
 The English press ever forward to take Edinborough
Castle, which held out a week
 After taking castles at Perth, Stirling, Roxburgh
John Ballial resigns kingdom on July 2nd
 Scotland falls as kingdom six days later

7. Summary

 What  Battle of Dunbar
 Who  King Edward 1
“Longshanks”
 Where Dunbar, near
Edinborough, Scotland
 When March – Sack of Berwick, English
invasion
27th of April 1296 Scots are
defeated at Dunbar
July – John Balliol abdicates

8.  Sources

 http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/batt
leswars12011400/p/dunbar1296.htm
 http://midgleywebpages.com/edward1.h
tml
 http://www.brucetrust.co.uk/chronology.
html