Battle of Dunbar (Dunbar Castle siege, 1338)
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The Battle of Dunbar (Dunbar Castle siege, 1338) was a key engagement in the Second War of Scottish Independence in which Agnes Randolph successfully defended Dunbar Castle against an English siege.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Dunbar (1338) | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dunbar Castle siege (1338)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Dunbar (1338) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinConflict | later phase of the Second War of Scottish Independence ⓘ |
| conflict | Second War of Scottish Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| followedBy | later English withdrawals in the region ⓘ |
| hasAttacker |
English forces
ⓘ
Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommander | Agnes Randolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDefender |
Agnes Randolph
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish garrison of Dunbar Castle ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
enhanced reputation of Agnes Randolph
ⓘ
strengthened Scottish resistance during the Second War of Scottish Independence ⓘ |
| hasGenderOfKeyCommander | female ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfBelligerents |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject | defence of Dunbar Castle ⓘ |
| hasOpposingSide |
English besiegers
ⓘ
Scottish defenders ⓘ |
| hasOutcomeOnFortification | Dunbar Castle remained in Scottish hands ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Kingdom of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryTheatreOfWar | Lowlands of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificantPlace | Dunbar Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | control of access along the southeast Scottish coast ⓘ |
| hasStrategicObjective | control of Dunbar Castle ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfEngagement | prolonged siege ⓘ |
| involves |
castle defence
ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ |
| location |
Dunbar
NERFINISHED
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Dunbar Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ East Lothian NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| notableFor |
resistance to English occupation in Scotland
ⓘ
successful defence led by a female noble ⓘ |
| partOf | Second War of Scottish Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1338 ⓘ |
| result |
Scottish victory
ⓘ
successful defence of Dunbar Castle ⓘ |
| temporalContext | 14th century ⓘ |
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