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Siege of Perth 1311

Approximate location: the point for Perth, the place Wikidata gives as the battle’s location.

Key facts

Year1311Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationScotlandNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
Coordinates56.3958, -3.4333Wikidata P276 location: Perth (approximate)

About the battle

Siege of Perth during the First War of Scottish Independence, ending with the capture of the English-held town by Scottish troops on the night of 7–8 January 1313. (Wikidata description, reviewed and corrected; sources: German Wikipedia: Belagerung von Perth (rev 225320999))

There is no English Wikipedia article on this battle yet; the description above is based on Wikidata, corrected against the sources cited.

Location

56.3958, -3.4333 · Scotland

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See also this battle on Battlefields of Britain.

Quick answers

When did Siege of Perth take place?
In 1311.
Where was the Siege of Perth fought?
In what is now Scotland (Europe), at about 56.40, -3.43.

From Wikidata (CC0) and Natural Earth; see the sources column in Key facts.

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