siege of Roxburgh Castle (1460)

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The siege of Roxburgh Castle in 1460 was a pivotal Scottish campaign in the Wars of the Roses era, during which King James II was killed by an exploding cannon while successfully reclaiming the English-held border fortress for Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict ⓘ
siege ⓘ
afterEffect strengthening of Scottish control over the Borders ⓘ
aftermath Roxburgh Castle slighted and rendered unusable ⓘ
category 1460 in Scotland ⓘ
Battles of the Anglo-Scottish Wars ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Scottish Wars

Military history of the Scottish Borders ⓘ
Sieges involving Scotland ⓘ
causeOf death of James II of Scotland ⓘ
combatant English garrison of Roxburgh Castle ⓘ
Scottish royal army ⓘ
linked to: Scottish army
commander James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton ⓘ
James II of Scotland ⓘ
Mary of Guelders ⓘ
conflict Scotland–England border wars ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Scottish Wars
coordinateLocation 55.588°N 2.433°W ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
endDate 1460-08-03 ⓘ
followedBy minor border skirmishes between Scotland and England ⓘ
historicalContext Wars of the Roses era ⓘ
linked to: Wars of the Roses
historicalPeriod 15th century ⓘ
involvedPerson James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton ⓘ
James II of Scotland ⓘ
Mary of Guelders ⓘ
locatedIn Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Roxburgh Castle ⓘ
Roxburghshire ⓘ
notableEvent explosion of a cannon killing James II of Scotland ⓘ
opposingForce Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Scottish Wars ⓘ
placeOfDeath James II of Scotland ⓘ
precededBy earlier Anglo-Scottish conflicts over Roxburgh ⓘ
relatedTo Roxburgh Castle ⓘ
Scottish monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Kings of Scotland

Wars of the Roses ⓘ
result Scottish victory ⓘ
capture of Roxburgh Castle by Scotland ⓘ
destruction of Roxburgh Castle ⓘ
significance ended one of the last major English strongholds in the Scottish Borders ⓘ
startDate 1460-07 ⓘ
usedWeapon artillery ⓘ
cannon ⓘ
year 1460 ⓘ

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James II of Scotland → siege → siege of Roxburgh Castle (1460) ⓘ
The Three Perils of Man → hasPart → siege of Roxburgh Castle ⓘ
linked to: siege of Roxburgh Castle (1460)