Battle of the River Dee 1308
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1308 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Medieval (500–1499) | derived from year |
| Nearest landmass | At sea (nearest continent: Europe) | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | First War of Scottish Independence | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 54.8100, -3.7300 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of the River Dee or the Battle of the River Cree, was fought on 29 June 1308 during the Scottish Wars of Independence near Buittle, on the banks of the River Dee or River Cree, Galloway, Scotland.
Sir Edward de Brus having been left in command in Galloway, Edward led a campaign in Galloway. Edward had defeated John St John during the Battle of Kirroughtree. He then turned his attention to the stronghold of Buittle Castle and the Balliol lands.
On 29 June 1308, the forces of Edward met a force commanded by Donald of Islay or Dungal MacDouall of Galloway and Sir Ingram de Umfraville and Sir Aymer de St John, on the banks of the River Dee at a ford on the river. The forces of MacDouall were routed with heavy losses.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of the River Dee (revision 1370602019), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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