| Battle of Dupplin Moor | ||
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| Dates of battle | 10-11 August 1322 | |
| Conflict | Wars of Scottish Independence | |
| Battle before | Battle of Bannockburn | |
| Battle after | Battle of Halidon Hill | |
| Site of battle | Dupplin Moor, Scone | |
| Combatant 1 | Bruce loyalists | |
| led by | Earl of Mar | |
| Forces | 10 - 15,000 men | |
| Combatant 2 | Balliol rebels | |
| led by | Edward Balliol | |
| Forces | ?? | |
| result | Rebel victory | |
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2 Battle 3 Aftermath 4 Further reading 5 External Link |
The death of Robert I in 1329 left Scotland with a four-year-old king. David II (1329-1371) had a right to the throne solely because of the career and residual influence of his father. His claim to the throne was far from absolute and, from 1329 was challenged by Edward Balliol, son of John Balliol, John I of Scotland. The rebels were known as 'The Disinherited' due to the fact that they lost their land as a consequence of the Battle of Bannockburn.
The rebels and their English allies sailed from Hull to Kinghorn to get round the terms of the Treaty of Northampton that did not permit English forces to cross the Tweed. The two sides met at Dupplin Moor, Scone, some 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Perth on 10 & 11th August 1332. Forsaking the guerilla tactics of Bruce and Wallace the Earl of Mar was drawn into a pitch battle against the rebels. In what would become a model for later English victories, the combined use of longbow archers and men-at-arms, supported by heavy cavalry, overcame the Scottish loyalists. Along with 2000 men at-arms, 70 knights and over 20 nobles, the Earl of Mar and Bruce's bastard son were killed in the battle.
A stone cross, now in St. Serf's Church in Dunning, once marked the site of the battle.
David II was sent to France for his own safety in 1334, but Balliol was driven from Scotland a matter of months later. David returned to Scotland in 1341 and pursued a foreign policy largely in French interests.
See also: Military history -- List of battles -- History of Scotland
Prelude
Battle
Aftermath
Further reading
Pete Armstrong, "The Battle of Dupplin Moor, 1332"