Battle of Arkinholm

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The Battle of Arkinholm was a decisive 1455 clash in southern Scotland that led to the crushing of the powerful Black Douglas family and strengthened the authority of the Scottish crown.

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Battle of Arkinholm canonical 10
Battle of Langholm (occasionally) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
aftermath forfeiture of Black Douglas lands ⓘ
redistribution of Douglas estates to royal supporters ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Arkinholme ⓘ
associatedWith James II of Scotland ⓘ
captured Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde ⓘ
cause royal attempt to curb power of the Black Douglas family ⓘ
combatant Black Douglas faction ⓘ
linked to: Red Douglases

Forces loyal to King James II of Scotland ⓘ
commander Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray ⓘ
George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus ⓘ
Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde ⓘ
conflict Douglas rebellion ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
date 1455-05-01 ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
killedInAction Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray ⓘ
location Arkinholm ⓘ
southern Scotland ⓘ
opponent Black Douglas family ⓘ
linked to: Clan Douglas
partOf Douglas rebellion ⓘ
internal conflicts in 15th-century Scotland ⓘ
pointInTime May 1455 ⓘ
precededBy siege and destruction of Threave Castle ⓘ
linked to: Threave Castle
result crushing of the Black Douglas family ⓘ
decisive royalist victory ⓘ
strengthening of the Scottish crown ⓘ
significance consolidation of royal authority in Scotland ⓘ
decisive defeat of the Black Douglas family ⓘ
year 1455 ⓘ

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Clan Douglas → involvedInConflict → Battle of Arkinholm ⓘ
Earls of Douglas → involvedInEvent → Battle of Arkinholm ⓘ
Arkinholm → knownFor → Battle of Arkinholm ⓘ
Black Douglas family → defeatedAt → Battle of Arkinholm ⓘ
subject linked to: Arkinholm
James II of Scotland → securedPowerBy → Battle of Arkinholm ⓘ
subject linked to: Arkinholm
Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde → participatedIn → Battle of Arkinholm ⓘ
Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde → capturedAt → Battle of Arkinholm ⓘ
Battle of Arkinholme → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Langholm (occasionally) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Arkinholm
Black Douglas family forces → defeatedIn → Battle of Arkinholm ⓘ
Black Douglas family forces → participatedIn → Battle of Arkinholm ⓘ
Battle of Arkinholme → knownAs → Battle of Arkinholm ⓘ
subject linked to: Arkinholme