Battle of Methven

Dunbar - Stirling Bridge - Falkirk - Stirling Castle - Methven - Bannockburn - Dupplin Moor - Halidon Hill

The Battle of Methven on June 19, 1306 was a battle of the Scottish Wars of Independence near the city of Perth and ended with a British victory.

Background

Although Robert I. had been occupied for the murder of John Comyn in February 1306 in the Franciscan Church of Dumfries by Pope Clement V with excommunication, he was crowned on March 25, 1306 in Scone as King of the Scots. The English king Edward I responded by sending an army of 3000 cavalry under Aymer de Valence, in order to capture to take Robert and everyone who supported him.

Schlacht

Perth had fallen mid-June to the English. Robert I decided to retake the city. With him were 4500 soldiers available that he had been able to mobilize since his coronation. His army reached the walls of Perth on June 18, but accepted de Valence's proposal to shift the battle on the following day. The Scottish army struck a few miles west of Perth at Methven camp for the night on. However, during the night, the British brought out a surprise attack on the Scots. In the ensuing chaos a few hundred Scots were able to escape.

Follow

With the help of monks who had been sent by Abbot Maurice of the Inchaffray Abbey as a leader, fled Robert I and a small group of followers westward. They were constantly attacked by warriors under John Macdougall. His father, the Lord of Argyll and Lorne, was a sworn enemy of Robert. Finally managed to escape to the Outer Hebrides Robert and his small group, where they spent the winter. The following spring, Robert returned to the Scottish mainland and led his struggle for independence continued.

  • Battle of the Scottish Wars of Independence
  • 1306
  • Perth and Kinross
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