Battle of Happrew

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Battle of Happrew
Part of the First War of Scottish Independence
Datec. 20 February 1304
Location
Happrew, near Peebles, Scotland
Result English victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of England
Commanders and leaders
Sir William Wallace
Sir Simon Fraser		 Sir John Segrave
Sir William Latimer
Robert the Bruce

The Battle of Happrew was a skirmish which took place around 20 February 1304, during the First War of Scottish Independence. A chevauchée of English knights, which included Robert de Clifford, William de Latimer, and the later Scottish King, Robert the Bruce had been sent south from Dunfermline under Sir John Segrave to locate and capture the rebels Sir William Wallace and Sir Simon Fraser.[1][2]

Fraser and Wallace escaped.[3]

Location

The action took place in the vicinity of Stobo, near Peebles in the Scottish Borders. Current maps provide locations for Easter Happrew and Wester Happrew. However, the precise location of the skirmish is unknown and the coordinates given are approximate.

References
  1. Colm McNamee, Robert Bruce: Our Most Valiant Prince, King and Lord
  2. G.R.S. Barrow, Robert the Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland.
  3. Colm McNamee, Robert Bruce: Our Most Valiant Prince, King and Lord
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