Battle of Dupplin Moor

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The Battle of Dupplin Moor was a significant 1332 engagement in the Second War of Scottish Independence, where an invading Anglo-Scottish force decisively defeated a larger Scottish army, influencing the struggle for Scotland’s throne.

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Battle of Dupplin Moor canonical 3
Battle of Dupplin 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
aftermath opened the way for Edward Balliol’s coronation as King of Scots ⓘ
temporarily undermined the Bruce dynasty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Dupplin ⓘ
belligerent Anglo-Scottish invasion force ⓘ
Bruce loyalists ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
supporters of Edward Balliol ⓘ
casualties heavy Scottish casualties ⓘ
light Anglo-Scottish casualties ⓘ
combatantSide Balliol faction ⓘ
linked to: de Balliol

Bruce faction ⓘ
commander Donald, Earl of Mar ⓘ
Edward Balliol ⓘ
Henry de Beaumont ⓘ
Robert Bruce, Lord of Liddesdale ⓘ
conflict Second War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
date 1332-08-11 ⓘ
endDate 1332-08-12 ⓘ
era Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy Edward Balliol’s brief reign in Scotland ⓘ
historicalPeriod Second War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
killed Donald, Earl of Mar ⓘ
many Scottish nobles ⓘ
location Dupplin Moor ⓘ
Perthshire ⓘ
near Perth ⓘ
notableFeature outnumbered force defeated a much larger army ⓘ
use of terrain and missile weapons to break Scottish charges ⓘ
partOf Second War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
precededBy Anglo-Scottish invasion of 1332 ⓘ
result decisive victory for the Anglo-Scottish invaders ⓘ
significance early demonstration of the effectiveness of longbow-supported infantry tactics ⓘ
influenced the struggle for the Scottish throne ⓘ
marked a major setback for the Bruce loyalist government ⓘ
startDate 1332-08-11 ⓘ
strength larger Scottish army ⓘ
smaller Anglo-Scottish force ⓘ
tacticsUsed allowing Scottish forces to compress themselves in a narrow front ⓘ
concentrated longbow fire ⓘ
defensive position on high ground ⓘ
use of dismounted men-at-arms ⓘ
year 1332 ⓘ

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

John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray → participatedIn → Battle of Dupplin Moor ⓘ
Second War of Scottish Independence → hasBattle → Battle of Dupplin Moor ⓘ
Edward Balliol → notableBattle → Battle of Dupplin Moor ⓘ
Battle of Dupplin Moor → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Dupplin ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Dupplin Moor