Battle of Dunbar (1296)

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The Battle of Dunbar (1296) was a decisive early engagement in the First War of Scottish Independence in which English forces under Edward I crushed the Scots, helping earn him the epithet "Hammer of the Scots."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Dunbar 1296 ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
category 13th-century battles ⓘ
Battles involving England ⓘ
Battles involving Scotland ⓘ
Battles of the First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
combatant English army ⓘ
Scottish army ⓘ
commander Edward I of England ⓘ
John Balliol ⓘ
John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch ⓘ
linked to: John Comyn

Patrick V, Earl of March ⓘ
conflict First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
consequence English occupation of much of Scotland ⓘ
abdication of John Balliol ⓘ
capture of many Scottish nobles ⓘ
collapse of Scottish resistance in 1296 campaign ⓘ
imprisonment of Scottish leaders in England ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
date 27 April 1296 ⓘ
distinctFrom Battle of Dunbar (1650) ⓘ
era 13th century ⓘ
followedBy sack of Berwick by Edward I ⓘ
submission of Scottish nobles at Montrose ⓘ
hasEpithetRelatedTo Hammer of the Scots ⓘ
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
involvedMonarch Edward I of England ⓘ
John Balliol ⓘ
location Dunbar ⓘ
East Lothian ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
notableFor early major English success in First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
helping earn Edward I the epithet "Hammer of the Scots" ⓘ
outcome decisive English victory ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Scottish wars ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Scottish Wars

First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
precededBy English invasion of Scotland (1296) ⓘ
primaryEnglishLeader Edward I of England ⓘ
primaryScottishLeader John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch ⓘ
linked to: John Comyn
region British Isles ⓘ
result English victory ⓘ
tookPlaceNear Dunbar Castle ⓘ
year 1296 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hammer of the Scots → linkedToBattle → Battle of Dunbar (1296) ⓘ
Anglo-Scottish Wars → hasPart → Battle of Dunbar (1296) ⓘ
John Balliol → event → Battle of Dunbar (1296) ⓘ
Dunbar → hasBattle → Battle of Dunbar (1296) ⓘ
Dunbar → siteOf → Battle of Dunbar (1296) ⓘ
Battle of Dunbar (1296) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Dunbar 1296 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Dunbar (1296)
Dunbar Castle → notableEvent → First Battle of Dunbar (1296) nearby ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Dunbar (1296)
Dunbar parish → associatedWith → Battle of Dunbar (1296) ⓘ
Dunbar Castle → involvedIn → Battle of Dunbar (1296) ⓘ
John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey → notableBattle → Battle of Dunbar (1296) ⓘ
English invasion of Scotland (1296) → hasKeyEvent → Battle of Dunbar (1296) ⓘ