English invasion of Scotland (1296)

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The English invasion of Scotland in 1296 was King Edward I’s military campaign that launched the First War of Scottish Independence, marked by the swift conquest of key Scottish strongholds and the temporary subjugation of Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the First War of Scottish Independence
invasion
military campaign
commandedBy Edward I of England
followedBy Battle of Stirling Bridge (1297)
Scottish uprising led by William Wallace
hasAlternativeName Edward I’s Scottish campaign of 1296
Edward I’s invasion of Scotland (1296)
hasBelligerent Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Scotland
hasCause Edward I’s assertion of overlordship over Scotland
Scottish alliance with France (Auld Alliance)
linked to: Auld Alliance

dispute over the Scottish succession after the death of Margaret, Maid of Norway
refusal of King John Balliol to support Edward I’s war against France
hasCommander Edward I of England
Hugh de Cressingham
John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey
hasConsequence long-term Anglo-Scottish conflict
rise of Scottish resistance leaders such as William Wallace
start of the First War of Scottish Independence
hasCountry Kingdom of England
hasEndDate 1296-08-19
hasKeyEvent Battle of Dunbar (1296)
Massacre and sack of Berwick-upon-Tweed (1296)
capture of Edinburgh Castle (1296)
submission of Scottish nobles at Montrose
hasLocation Aberdeen
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Dunbar
Edinburgh
Elgin
Kingdom of Scotland
Perth
Stirling
hasOpposingParty Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Scotland
hasOutcome abdication of King John Balliol
beginning of direct English rule in Scotland
decisive English victory
temporary conquest of Scotland by England
hasScottishCommander John Balliol
John Comyn, Earl of Buchan
linked to: John Comyn

Patrick V, Earl of March
hasStartDate 1296-03-30
hasStartYear 1296
hasSymbolicAct removal of the Stone of Scone to England
seizure of the Scottish royal regalia and records
partOf First War of Scottish Independence
precededBy Great Cause (Scottish succession dispute)

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Battle of Dunbar (1296) precededBy English invasion of Scotland (1296)
English invasion of Scotland (1296) hasAlternativeName Edward I’s invasion of Scotland (1296)
linked to: English invasion of Scotland (1296)
English invasion of Scotland (1296) hasAlternativeName Edward I’s Scottish campaign of 1296
linked to: English invasion of Scotland (1296)