Battle of Myton

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Battle of Myton
Part of First War of Scottish Independence
Date 20 September 1319 Location Myton-on-Swale, Yorkshire, England 54°05′44″N 1°20′27″W / 54.0956°N 1.3409°W / 54.0956; -1.3409 Result Scottish victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of England	Kingdom of Scotland
Commanders and leaders
Archbishop William Melton	Sir James Douglas Sir Thomas Randolph
Strength
10–20,000[1]	10-15,000 (probably less than the English)[1]
Casualties and losses
1,000–5,000 killed[2][3]	unknown, but comparatively light

The Battle of Myton, nicknamed the Chapter of Myton or The White Battle because of the number of clergy involved,^[1] was a major engagement in the First Scottish War of Independence, fought in Yorkshire on 20 September 1319.