| Siege of Berwick (1296) | |||||||
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| Part of the First War of Scottish Independence | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Scotland |
 England |
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| Commanders | |||||||
| William Douglas the Hardy |
Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford |
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| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | About 30,000 infantry 5,000 cavalry | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| ca.10,000 civilians and soldiers | Light | ||||||
After a raid on Carlisle, the English, under Edward I of England, started a conquest into Scotland. They have gone to capture Berwick-Upon-Tweed, a city that sat right on the border. The garrison was under William Douglas the Hardy. The English, under Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford. The English brutally took the city. As many as 10,000 men, women and children were killed. Even a woman giving birth was hacked to pieces during her labour. Then they took the castle. Douglas surrendered, and his life was spared.[1]
References
- ^ John Parker Lawson (1849), "Siege of Berwick, 1296", Historical Tales of the Wars of Scotland, and of the Border Raids, Forays, and Conflicts, pp. 113–116, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=QKwQAAAAYAAJ
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