This is a chronological list of the battles involving the Kingdom of Scotland.
The list gives the name, the date, the present-day location of the battles, the Scottish allies and enemies, and the result of these conflicts following this legend:
- Scottish military victory
- Scottish military defeat
- Indecisive or unclear outcome
Early battles (875–1275)
Battle | Date | Location | Allies | Enemies | Result |
Battle of Dollar | 875 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | None | Denmark | Defeat |
Battle of Brunanburh | 937 | Uncertain | Kingdom of Dublin Kingdom of Strathclyde | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Bauds | 962 | Banffshire, Scotland | None | Norsemen | Victory |
Battle of Barry | 1010 | Angus, Scotland | None | Denmark | Victory |
Battle of Carham | 1016 or 1018 | Northumberland, England | Kingdom of Strathclyde | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Alnwick | 13 November 1093 | Northumberland, England | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Clitheroe | 10 June 1138 | Lancashire, England | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of the Standard | 22 August 1138 | Yorkshire, England | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Renfrew | 1164 | Near Renfrew, Scotland | None | Kingdom of the Isles | Victory |
Battle of Alnwick | 13 July 1174 | Northumberland, England | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Enbo | 1259 | Dornock, Scotland | None | Denmark | Victory |
Battle of Largs | 2 October 1263 | Ayrshire, Scotland | None | Kingdom of Norway | Indecisive |
Battle of Ronaldsway | 8 October 1275 | Isle of Man | None | Manx rebels | Victory |
First War of Scottish Independence (1296–1327)
Battle | Date | Location | Allies | Enemies | Result |
Capture of Berwick | 30 March 1296 | Berwickshire, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Dunbar | 27 April 1296 | Dunbar, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Action at Lanark | 1297 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Raid of Scone | 1297 | Perthshire, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Stirling Bridge | 11 September 1297 | Stirling, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Falkirk | 22 July 1298 | Falkirk, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Roslin | 24 February 1303 | Midlothian, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Action at Happrew | February 1304 | Peebles, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Siege of Stirling Castle | April–July 1304 | Stirling, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Methven | 19 June 1306 | Perthshire, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Turnberry | February 1307 | Ayrshire, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Loch Ryan | 9–10 February 1307 | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Glen Trool | March 1307 | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Loudoun Hill | 10 May 1307 | Ayrshire, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Siege of Roxburgh Castle | 1314 | Roxburghshire, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Siege of Edinburgh Castle | 1314 | Edinburgh, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Bannockburn | 23–24 June 1314 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Moiry Pass | September 1315 | County Armagh, Northern Ireland | Irish allies | Lordship of Ireland | Victory |
Battle of Connor | September 1315 | County Antrim, Northern Ireland | Irish allies | Lordship of Ireland | Victory |
Siege of Carlisle | 1315 | Carlisle, England | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Kells | November 1315 | County Meath, Ireland | Irish allies | Lordship of Ireland | Victory |
Battle of Skerries | 26 January 1316 | County Kildare, Ireland | Irish allies | Lordship of Ireland | Victory |
Battle of Skaithmuir | February 1316 | Berwickshire, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Capture of Berwick | April 1318 | Berwickshire, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Faughart | 14 October 1318 | County Louth, Ireland | Irish allies | Lordship of Ireland | Defeat |
Battle of Myton | 20 September 1319 | Yorkshire, England | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Old Byland | 14 October 1322 | Yorkshire, England | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Stanhope Park | 3–4 August 1327 | County Durham, England | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Second War of Scottish Independence (1332–1357)
Battle | Date | Location | Allies | Enemies | Result |
Battle of Kinghorn | 6 August 1332 | Fife, Scotland | None | Edward Balliol and the Disinherited | Defeat |
Battle of Dupplin Moor | 10–11 August 1332 | Perthshire, Scotland | None | Edward Balliol and the Disinherited | Defeat |
Battle of Annan | 16 December 1332 | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland | None | Edward Balliol and the Disinherited | Victory |
Battle of Dornock | 25 March 1333 | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Halidon Hill | 19 July 1333 | Berwickshire, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Boroughmuir | 30 July 1335 | Edinburgh, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Culblean | 30 November 1335 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | None | the Disinherited and supporters of Edward Balliol | Victory |
Battle of Panmuir | 28 November 1337 | Panbride, Forfarshire Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Neville's Cross | 17 October 1346 | County Durham, England | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Nesbit Moor | August 1355 | Berwickshire, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Border Wars
Hundred Years' War (1337-1453)
Anglo-Scottish wars
Battle | Date | Location | Allies | Enemies | Result |
Battle of Piperdean | 10 September 1436 | Berwickshire, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Sark | 23 October 1448 | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Lochmaben | October 1458 | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Capture of Roxburgh | August 1460 | Roxburghshire, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Wakefield | December 1460 | Wakefield, West Yorkshire | House of Lancaster | House of York | Victory |
Second Battle of St Albans | 17 February 1461 | St Albans, Hertfordshire, England | House of Lancaster | House of York | Victory |
Capture of Berwick | July and August 1482 | Berwickshire, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England under House of York | Defeat |
Battle of Bosworth Field | 22 August 1485 | Market Bosworth, Leicestershire | House of Tudor Kingdom of France | House of York | Victory |
Battle of Flodden | 9 September 1513 | Northumberland, England | Part of the War of the League of Cambrai | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Haddon Rig | 24 August 1542 | Teviotdale, Scotland | None | Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of Solway Moss | 24 November 1542 | Cumbria, England | None | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Nine Years' War (Sometimes called The Rough Wooing)
Border skirmishes
See also