capture of Roxburgh Castle

E304002

military engagement siege

The capture of Roxburgh Castle was a key Scottish victory during the Wars of Independence, when Sir James Douglas seized the English-held stronghold in 1314, bolstering Robert the Bruce’s campaign.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Siege of Roxburgh Castle	1
capture of Roxburgh Castle canonical	1

Statements (34)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military engagement ⓘ siege ⓘ
belligerent	Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
commander	James Douglas, Lord of Douglas ⓘ Sir James Douglas ⓘ
conflict	First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
countryAtTime	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
date	1314 ⓘ
era	medieval period ⓘ
fortressType	border castle ⓘ
historicalRegion	Roxburghshire ⓘ
location	Roxburgh ⓘ Roxburgh Castle ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Scottish Borders ⓘ
notableLeader	James Douglas, Lord of Douglas ⓘ
opposingCountryAtTime	Kingdom of England ⓘ
outcome	Roxburgh Castle captured by Scottish forces ⓘ
participant	English garrison of Roxburgh Castle ⓘ Scottish forces loyal to Robert the Bruce ⓘ
partOf	Robert the Bruce’s military campaign ⓘ
previousControl	Kingdom of England ⓘ
relatedTo	Battle of Bannockburn ⓘ Robert I of Scotland ⓘ surface form: Robert the Bruce
result	Scottish victory ⓘ
significance	reduced English stronghold presence in the Scottish Borders ⓘ strengthened Robert the Bruce’s campaign in Scotland ⓘ
statusAfterEngagement	Scottish-held stronghold ⓘ
statusBeforeEngagement	English-held stronghold ⓘ
strategicObjective	seizure of an English-held border fortress ⓘ
subsequentControl	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
typeOfVictory	key Scottish victory in the Wars of Independence ⓘ
year	1314 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Sir James Douglas → notableFor → capture of Roxburgh Castle ⓘ

Mons Meg cannon → usedIn → capture of Roxburgh Castle ⓘ

subject surface form: Mons Meg

this entity surface form: Siege of Roxburgh Castle