Battle of Methven

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Methven was a 1306 engagement in the Wars of Scottish Independence in which English forces under Aymer de Valence surprised and decisively defeated the newly crowned King Robert the Bruce in central Scotland.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Methven canonical	5
Battle at Methven	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Methven ⓘ surface form: Battle at Methven
associatedWith	English-Scottish conflicts of the early 14th century ⓘ Robert the Bruce’s early defeats ⓘ
belligerent	Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
BruceCoronationYear	1306 ⓘ
BruceTitleAtTime	King of Scots ⓘ
campaign	English campaign to suppress Bruce’s rebellion ⓘ
captured	several Scottish nobles ⓘ
casualties	heavy Scottish casualties ⓘ
century	14th century ⓘ
chronology	one of the first battles after Robert the Bruce’s coronation ⓘ
combatant	forces of Edward I of England ⓘ forces of Robert the Bruce ⓘ
commander	Aymer de Valence ⓘ Robert the Bruce ⓘ
conflict	First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence
country	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
date	1306-06-19 ⓘ
EnglishCommander	Aymer de Valence ⓘ surface form: Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke
followedBy	Battle of Dalrigh ⓘ
historicalEra	Middle Ages ⓘ
location	Torphichen ⓘ surface form: Methven Perth and Kinross ⓘ surface form: Perthshire central Scotland ⓘ
monarchInvolved	Robert the Bruce ⓘ surface form: Robert I of Scotland
opposingCommander	Aymer de Valence ⓘ Robert the Bruce ⓘ
outcome	Robert the Bruce forced into hiding ⓘ Scottish army routed ⓘ
partOf	First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
precededBy	1306 coronation of Robert the Bruce ⓘ surface form: Coronation of Robert the Bruce
region	Perth and Kinross ⓘ
reigningEnglishMonarch	Edward I of England ⓘ
result	English victory ⓘ decisive English victory ⓘ
significance	early setback for Robert the Bruce ⓘ strengthened English control in Scotland in 1306 ⓘ
surpriseElement	attack on Bruce’s camp ⓘ
tacticUsed	night attack ⓘ surprise attack ⓘ
typeOfEngagement	pitched battle ⓘ
warTheater	Central Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ surface form: Scottish Lowlands
year	1306 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Robert the Bruce → battle → Battle of Methven ⓘ

The Brus → depictsEvent → Battle of Methven ⓘ

Battle of Methven → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Methven ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle at Methven

Battle of Loudoun Hill → precededBy → Battle of Methven ⓘ

Barbour’s Bruce → battleDepicted → Battle of Methven ⓘ

Battle of Dalrigh → precededBy → Battle of Methven ⓘ