Battle of Kells

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Battle of Kells

Part of the Bruce campaign in Ireland

Date	November 1315
Location	Kells, County Meath
Result	Scottish/Irish victory

Belligerents

Kingdom of Scotland and Irish allies

Lordship of Ireland and Irish allies

Commanders and leaders

Edward Bruce

Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March

Strength

at least 6,000

unknown

Casualties and losses

unknown

v t e First War of Scottish Independence

First Berwick Dunbar Lanark Stirling Bridge Falkirk Roslin Happrew Stirling Castle Methven Dalrigh Glen Trool Loudoun Hill Slioch Inverurie Buchan Pass of Brander Bannockburn Connor Kells Skerries Skaithmuir Second Berwick Faughart Myton Arbroath Declaration Old Byland Corbeil Treaty Stanhope Park Edinburgh-Northampton Treaty

Norman invasion and
occupation of Ireland
(1169–1541)

Invasion
Duncormac and Wexford (1169)
Post-invasion
Sieges of Dún Béal Gallimhe (1230-47) – Ballyshannon (1247) – First Áth-na-Rí (1249) – Creadran Cille (1257) – Druim Dearg (1260) – Callann (1261) – Áth-an-Chip (1270) – Connor (1315) – Kells (1315) – Skerries (1316) – Second Áth-na-Rí (1316) – Lough Raska (1317) – Dysert O'Dea (1318) – Faughart (1318) – Ardnocher (1329) – Fiodh-an-Átha (1330) – Tochar Cruachain-Bri-Ele (1385) – Ros-Mhic-Thriúin (1394) – Tragh-Bhaile (1399) – Cluain Immorrais (1406) Belahoe (1539)

The Battle of Kells was a battle between Edward Bruce and Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March. Mortimer was decisively beaten.^[1] The battle's outcome however, did not matter, for after, Bruce was defeated in the Battle of Faughart.

References

^ Alison Weir (2005), Queen Isabella: treachery, adultery, and murder in medieval England, p. 108

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