Battle of Methven

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The Battle of Methven was a 1306 engagement in the Wars of Scottish Independence in which English forces under Aymer de Valence surprised and decisively defeated the newly crowned King Robert the Bruce in central Scotland.

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Generate an image of the Battle of Methven (The Battle of Methven was a 1306 engagement in the Wars of Scottish Independence in which English forces under Aymer de Valence surprised and decisively defeated the newly crowned King Robert the Bruce in central Scotland.)

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Battle of Methven canonical 6
Battle at Methven 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle at Methven ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Methven
associatedWith English-Scottish conflicts of the early 14th century ⓘ
Robert the Bruce’s early defeats ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
BruceCoronationYear 1306 ⓘ
BruceTitleAtTime King of Scots ⓘ
campaign English campaign to suppress Bruce’s rebellion ⓘ
captured several Scottish nobles ⓘ
casualties heavy Scottish casualties ⓘ
century 14th century ⓘ
chronology one of the first battles after Robert the Bruce’s coronation ⓘ
combatant forces of Edward I of England ⓘ
forces of Robert the Bruce ⓘ
commander Aymer de Valence ⓘ
Robert the Bruce ⓘ
conflict Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
date 1306-06-19 ⓘ
EnglishCommander Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
linked to: Aymer de Valence
followedBy Battle of Dalrigh ⓘ
historicalEra Middle Ages ⓘ
location Methven ⓘ
linked to: Torphichen

Perthshire ⓘ
linked to: Perth and Kinross

central Scotland ⓘ
monarchInvolved Robert I of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Robert the Bruce
opposingCommander Aymer de Valence ⓘ
Robert the Bruce ⓘ
outcome Robert the Bruce forced into hiding ⓘ
Scottish army routed ⓘ
partOf First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
precededBy Coronation of Robert the Bruce ⓘ
region Perth and Kinross ⓘ
reigningEnglishMonarch Edward I of England ⓘ
result English victory ⓘ
decisive English victory ⓘ
significance early setback for Robert the Bruce ⓘ
strengthened English control in Scotland in 1306 ⓘ
surpriseElement attack on Bruce’s camp ⓘ
tacticUsed night attack ⓘ
surprise attack ⓘ
typeOfEngagement pitched battle ⓘ
warTheater Scottish Lowlands ⓘ
year 1306 ⓘ

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

Robert the Bruce → battle → Battle of Methven ⓘ
The Brus → depictsEvent → Battle of Methven ⓘ
Battle of Methven → alsoKnownAs → Battle at Methven ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Methven
Battle of Loudoun Hill → precededBy → Battle of Methven ⓘ
Barbour’s Bruce → battleDepicted → Battle of Methven ⓘ
Battle of Dalrigh → precededBy → Battle of Methven ⓘ
Robert I of Scotland → battle → Battle of Methven ⓘ