Scottish army

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The Scottish army was the military force of the Kingdom of Scotland, composed of feudal levies and later more organized formations, that fought in numerous medieval conflicts including the Wars of Scottish Independence.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (97)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical army ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
alliance Auld Alliance ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
commandedBy Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven ⓘ
Andrew Moray ⓘ
Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas ⓘ
Charles Edward Stuart ⓘ
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
James IV of Scotland ⓘ
James V of Scotland ⓘ
James VI of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: James VI and I

John Graham of Claverhouse ⓘ
King of Scots ⓘ
Robert the Bruce ⓘ
William Wallace ⓘ
conflict Anglo-Scottish Wars ⓘ
Auld Alliance campaigns in France ⓘ
Bishops' Wars ⓘ
First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
Hundred Years' War ⓘ
Jacobite risings ⓘ
Rough Wooing ⓘ
Scottish–Norwegian War ⓘ
Second War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ
Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
dissolvedOrTransformedInto British Army ⓘ
garrisoned Scottish royal castles ⓘ
border fortifications ⓘ
hasPart Highland levies ⓘ
Lowland levies ⓘ
archers ⓘ
artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
clan retinues ⓘ
feudal levies ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
mercenaries ⓘ
pikemen ⓘ
royal household troops ⓘ
militaryBranch land forces ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Bannockburn ⓘ
Battle of Culloden ⓘ
Battle of Dunbar (1650) ⓘ
Battle of Falkirk (1298) ⓘ
Battle of Flodden ⓘ
Battle of Halidon Hill ⓘ
Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Battle of Kilsyth ⓘ
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh ⓘ
Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ
Battle of Stirling Bridge ⓘ
operatedIn Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
opponent Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Denmark

Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of England and Scotland (post-Union conflicts) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of England

Kingdom of Norway ⓘ
organizationalForm covenanter army ⓘ
feudal levy ⓘ
militia ⓘ
standing army elements ⓘ
partOf armed forces of the Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
recruitedFrom Scottish burghs ⓘ
Scottish clans ⓘ
Scottish nobility ⓘ
Scottish peasantry ⓘ
mercenary companies ⓘ
role defence of Scottish independence ⓘ
offensive campaigns in England ⓘ
support of allies in continental Europe ⓘ
significantReform introduction of pike and shot formations ⓘ
professionalization during the 17th century ⓘ
timePeriod Early modern period ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
usedEquipment bagpipes ⓘ
banners ⓘ
bows ⓘ
cannon ⓘ
crossbows ⓘ
culverins ⓘ
dirks ⓘ
handguns ⓘ
mail armour ⓘ
muskets ⓘ
pikes ⓘ
plate armour ⓘ
polearms ⓘ
shields ⓘ
spears ⓘ
swords ⓘ
targes ⓘ
two-handed swords ⓘ
usedLanguage Latin ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Halidon Hill → combatant → Scottish army ⓘ
Armed forces of the Kingdom of Scotland → hasPart → Royal Scots Army ⓘ
linked to: Scottish army
Government of the Kingdom of Scotland → militaryAuthorityOver → Royal Scots Army ⓘ
linked to: Scottish army
Mons Meg → usedBy → Royal Scottish artillery ⓘ
subject linked to: Mons Meg cannon
linked to: Scottish army
siege of Roxburgh Castle (1460) → combatant → Scottish royal army ⓘ
linked to: Scottish army
John Graham of Claverhouse → servedIn → Scottish Army ⓘ
subject linked to: Viscount Dundee
linked to: Scottish army
Battle of Falkirk (1298) → combatant → Scottish army ⓘ
Robert Monro → militaryBranch → Scottish army ⓘ
Battle of the Standard (1138) → side → Scottish royal army ⓘ
linked to: Scottish army
Battle of Neville's Cross → combatant → Scottish army ⓘ
Battle of Homildon Hill → combatant → Scottish army ⓘ
John Graham of Claverhouse → militaryBranch → Scottish Army ⓘ
linked to: Scottish army
Scottish feudal host → relatedTo → Scottish common army ⓘ
linked to: Scottish army
Massacre of Glencoe → perpetratedBy → Scottish government troops ⓘ
linked to: Scottish army
Battle of Falkirk → combatant → Scottish army ⓘ
Battle of Byland → combatant → Scottish army ⓘ