This is a chronological list of the battles involving the Kingdom of Scotland.
The list gives the name, the date, the present-day location of the battles, the Scottish allies and enemies, and the result of these conflicts following this legend:
- Scottish military victory
- Scottish military defeat
- Indecisive or unclear outcome
Early battles (875–1275)
Battle |
Date |
Location |
Allies |
Enemies |
Result |
Battle of Dollar |
875 |
Stirlingshire, Scotland |
None |
Denmark |
Defeat |
Battle of Brunanburh |
937 |
Uncertain |
Kingdom of Dublin
Kingdom of Strathclyde |
Kingdom of England |
Defeat |
Battle of Bauds |
962 |
Banffshire, Scotland |
None |
Norsemen |
Victory |
Battle of Barry |
1010 |
Angus, Scotland |
None |
Denmark |
Victory |
Battle of Carham |
1016 or 1018 |
Northumberland, England |
Kingdom of Strathclyde |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Battle of Alnwick |
13 November 1093 |
Northumberland, England |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Defeat |
Battle of Clitheroe |
10 June 1138 |
Lancashire, England |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Battle of the Standard |
22 August 1138 |
Yorkshire, England |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Defeat |
Battle of Renfrew |
1164 |
Near Renfrew, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of the Isles |
Victory |
Battle of Alnwick |
13 July 1174 |
Northumberland, England |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Defeat |
Battle of Enbo |
1259 |
Dornock, Scotland |
None |
Denmark |
Victory |
Battle of Largs |
2 October 1263 |
Ayrshire, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of Norway |
Victory |
Battle of Ronaldsway |
8 October 1275 |
Isle of Man |
None |
Manx rebels |
Victory |
First War of Scottish Independence (1296–1327)
Battle |
Date |
Location |
Allies |
Enemies |
Result |
Capture of Berwick |
30 March 1296 |
Berwickshire, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Defeat |
Battle of Dunbar |
27 April 1296 |
Dunbar, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Defeat |
Action at Lanark |
1297 |
Lanarkshire, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Raid of Scone |
1297 |
Perthshire, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Battle of Stirling Bridge |
11 September 1297 |
Stirling, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Battle of Falkirk |
22 July 1298 |
Falkirk, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Defeat |
Battle of Roslin |
24 February 1303 |
Midlothian, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Action at Happrew |
February 1304 |
Peebles, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Defeat |
Siege of Stirling Castle |
April–July 1304 |
Stirling, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Defeat |
Battle of Methven |
19 June 1306 |
Perthshire, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Defeat |
Battle of Turnberry |
February 1307 |
Ayrshire, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Battle of Loch Ryan |
9–10 February 1307 |
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Defeat |
Battle of Glen Trool |
March 1307 |
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Battle of Loudoun Hill |
10 May 1307 |
Ayrshire, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Siege of Roxburgh Castle |
1314 |
Roxburghshire, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Siege of Edinburgh Castle |
1314 |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Battle of Bannockburn |
23–24 June 1314 |
Stirlingshire, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Battle of Moiry Pass |
September 1315 |
County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
Irish allies |
Lordship of Ireland |
Victory |
Battle of Connor |
September 1315 |
County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
Irish allies |
Lordship of Ireland |
Victory |
Siege of Carlisle |
1315 |
Carlisle, England |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Defeat |
Battle of Kells |
November 1315 |
County Meath, Ireland |
Irish allies |
Lordship of Ireland |
Victory |
Battle of Skerries |
26 January 1316 |
County Kildare, Ireland |
Irish allies |
Lordship of Ireland |
Victory |
Battle of Skaithmuir |
February 1316 |
Berwickshire, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Capture of Berwick |
April 1318 |
Berwickshire, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Battle of Faughart |
14 October 1318 |
County Louth, Ireland |
Irish allies |
Lordship of Ireland |
Defeat |
Battle of Myton |
20 September 1319 |
Yorkshire, England |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Battle of Old Byland |
14 October 1322 |
Yorkshire, England |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Battle of Stanhope Park |
3–4 August 1327 |
County Durham, England |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Second War of Scottish Independence (1332–1357)
Battle |
Date |
Location |
Allies |
Enemies |
Result |
Battle of Kinghorn |
6 August 1332 |
Fife, Scotland |
None |
Edward Balliol and the Disinherited |
Defeat |
Battle of Dupplin Moor |
10–11 August 1332 |
Perthshire, Scotland |
None |
Edward Balliol and the Disinherited |
Defeat |
Battle of Annan |
16 December 1332 |
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
None |
Edward Balliol and the Disinherited |
Victory |
Battle of Dornock |
25 March 1333 |
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Defeat |
Battle of Halidon Hill |
19 July 1333 |
Berwickshire, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Defeat |
Battle of Boroughmuir |
30 July 1335 |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Battle of Culblean |
30 November 1335 |
Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
None |
the Disinherited and supporters of Edward Balliol |
Victory |
Battle of Panmuir |
28 November 1337 |
Panbride, Forfarshire Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Battle of Neville's Cross |
17 October 1346 |
County Durham, England |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Defeat |
Battle of Nesbit Moor |
August 1355 |
Berwickshire, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Border Wars
Hundred Years' War (1337-1453)
Anglo-Scottish wars
Battle |
Date |
Location |
Allies |
Enemies |
Result |
Battle of Piperdean |
10 September 1436 |
Berwickshire, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Battle of Sark |
23 October 1448 |
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Battle of Lochmaben |
October 1458 |
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Capture of Roxburgh |
August 1460 |
Roxburghshire, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Battle of Wakefield |
December 1460 |
Wakefield, West Yorkshire |
House of Lancaster |
House of York |
Victory |
Second Battle of St Albans |
17 February 1461 |
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England |
House of Lancaster |
House of York |
Victory |
Capture of Berwick |
July and August 1482 |
Berwickshire, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England under House of York |
Defeat |
Battle of Bosworth Field |
22 August 1485 |
Market Bosworth, Leicestershire |
House of Tudor
Kingdom of France |
House of York |
Victory |
Battle of Flodden |
9 September 1513 |
Northumberland, England |
Part of the War of the League of Cambrai |
Kingdom of England |
Defeat |
Battle of Haddon Rig |
24 August 1542 |
Teviotdale, Scotland |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Victory |
Battle of Solway Moss |
24 November 1542 |
Cumbria, England |
None |
Kingdom of England |
Defeat |
Nine Years' War (Sometimes called The Rough Wooing)
Border skirmishes
See also