| Battle of Roslin | |||||||
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| Part of the First War of Scottish Independence | |||||||
 Battle of Roslin memorial | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Scotland | Kingdom of England | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Lord John Comyn Sir Simon Fraser |
Lord John Segrave Sir Ralph Manton † Sir Robert Neville[1] | ||||||
| Designated | 14 December 2012 | ||||||
| Reference no. | BTL37 | ||||||
The Battle of Roslin on 24 February 1303 was a Scottish victory in the First War of Scottish Independence. It took place near the village of Roslin, where a force led by the Scots John Comyn and Sir Simon Fraser ambushed and defeated an English reconnaissance party under Lord John Segrave.[2]
- ^ Barrow, G.W.S. (2005) [1965]. Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland (4th ed.). Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-2022-7.
- ^ Sadler, John (2005). Border Fury: England and Scotland at War, 1296–1568. Harlow: Pearson Education. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-582-77293-9.