Battle of Byland

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The Battle of Byland was a 1322 engagement in the First War of Scottish Independence in which Scottish forces under Robert the Bruce decisively defeated an English army in Yorkshire, further securing Scotland’s military advantage.

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Battle of Byland canonical 2
Battle of Old Byland 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
aftermath confirmed Scottish dominance after the Battle of Old Byland campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Old Byland ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Byland
associatedDynasty House of Bruce ⓘ
House of Plantagenet ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
campaign Robert the Bruce’s 1322 invasion of England ⓘ
cause ongoing Anglo-Scottish conflict over Scottish independence ⓘ
combatant English army ⓘ
Scottish army ⓘ
combatantCommander Edward II of England ⓘ
John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond ⓘ
Robert the Bruce ⓘ
commander Edward II of England ⓘ
John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond ⓘ
Robert the Bruce ⓘ
conflict First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
country England ⓘ
date 14 October 1322 ⓘ
era Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy continued Scottish raids into northern England ⓘ
geographicalContext North Yorkshire Moors region ⓘ
linked to: North York Moors
historicalPeriod 14th century ⓘ
involvedLeader Edward II of England ⓘ
Robert I of Scotland ⓘ
location Byland ⓘ
England ⓘ
Yorkshire ⓘ
militaryTheater Northern England ⓘ
near Byland Abbey ⓘ
Rievaulx Abbey ⓘ
notableConsequence forced Edward II to flee from Rievaulx Abbey ⓘ
notableFeature use of rough upland terrain by Scottish forces ⓘ
notableTactic Scottish flank attack over steep ground ⓘ
partOf First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Boroughbridge ⓘ
primaryOpponentOfEngland Robert the Bruce ⓘ
primaryOpponentOfScotland Edward II of England ⓘ
relatedTo Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton ⓘ
result Scottish victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance helped compel England toward negotiations with Scotland ⓘ
territorialEffect secured Scottish military advantage in northern England ⓘ
typeOfEngagement pitched battle ⓘ
year 1322 ⓘ

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James Douglas → battle → Battle of Byland ⓘ
Battle of Byland → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Old Byland ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Byland