| Capture of Berwick | |||||||
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| Part of the First War of Scottish Independence | |||||||
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:The_siege_of_Berwick.jpg) An 1873 drawing of the siege | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of England |
 Kingdom of Scotland | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Berkeley_arms.svg){kind=small} Maurice de Berkeley |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Arms_of_the_House_of_Douglas_(Ancient).svg){kind=small} Sir James Douglas&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Basic_Stewart_arms.svg){kind=small} Sir Walter Stewart | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The siege of Berwick was an event in the First War of Scottish Independence which took place in April 1318. Sir James Douglas, Lord of Douglas took the town and castle of Berwick-upon-Tweed from the English, who had controlled the town since 1296.