siege, medieval
Siege of Berwick
Siege of Berwick was a siege conducted in February 1333 at Berwick-upon-Tweed, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of Second War of Scottish Independence, which ran from 1332 to 1357. The recorded result: English victory. Recorded strength: Up to 20,000 against Less than 10,000.
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Record
| Date | February 1333 (month precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Berwick-upon-Tweed, United Kingdom 55.771N, 2.006W | |
| Part of | Second War of Scottish Independence (1332 to 1357) | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Result | English victory | |
| Territorial change | Berwick captured by the English | |
| Belligerents | 15px Kingdom of Scotland | 15px Kingdom of England15px Disinherited Scots |
| Commanders | 15px Sir Alexander Seton; 15px Sir William Keith; 15px Patrick Dunbar, Earl of March | 15px King Edward III15px Edward Balliol |
| Strength | Up to 20,000 | Less than 10,000 |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown. Surviving garrison capitulated and were allowed to leave | Very few |
Nearest engagements
- Capture of Berwick 1296, 0.6 km
- Capture of Berwick 1318, 0.6 km
- Capture of Berwick 1482, 0.6 km
- Battle of Halidon Hill 1333, 3.3 km
- Battle of Grindon 1558, 11 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Dupplin Moor 10 August 1332
- After: Battle of Dornock 25 March 1333
- All 5 engagements of Second War of Scottish Independence
Elsewhere in 1333
- Battle of Halidon Hill United Kingdom
- Siege of Nicomedia Turkey
- Third Siege of Gibraltar United Kingdom
- Siege of Kamakura Japan
- Battle of Bubaigawara Japan
Siege of Berwick is one of 387 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 599 in present-day United Kingdom.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q55887216, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Berwick (1333), revision 1372927057, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.