Battle of Roslin

Battle of Roslin
Part of the First War of Scottish Independence

Battle of Roslin memorial
Date24 February 1303
Location
Result Scottish victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of England
Commanders and leaders
Lord John Comyn
Sir Simon Fraser
Lord John Segrave
Sir Ralph Manton 
Sir Robert Neville[1]
Designated14 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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Sadler, John (2005). Border Fury: England and Scotland at War, 1296–1568. Harlow: Pearson Education. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-582-77293-9.