battle, medieval

Battle of Boroughmuir

Name: Battle of Boroughmuir
Start: 1335-07-30
Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Battle of Boroughmuir was a battle fought on 30 July 1335 at Edinburgh, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of Second War of Scottish Independence, which ran from 1332 to 1357. The recorded result: Scottish victory. Recorded strength: 300 knights, men-at-arms and archers against Unknown.

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Fought30 July 1335

WhereEdinburgh, United Kingdom55.933N, 3.183W

OutcomeScottish victory

BelligerentsKingdom of ScotlandagainstKingdom of England

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Part ofSecond War of Scottish Independence1332 to 1357

Where it sits in Second War of Scottish Independence

5 placed engagements of Second War of Scottish Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	30 July 1335
Place	Edinburgh, United Kingdom 55.933N, 3.183W
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	300 knights, men-at-arms and archers	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray Patrick V, Earl of March Alexander Ramsay of Dalhousie	Guy II, Marquis of Namur

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Cleanse the Causeway 1520, 1.9 km N
Siege of Leith 1559, 4.6 km N
Battle of Roslin 1303, 9.3 km S
Battle of Pinkie 1547, 9.6 km E
Battle of Rullion Green 1666, 10 km SW

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1335 and 1559.

In the same war

Before: Battle of Dornock 25 March 1333
After: Siege of Perth May 1339
All 5 engagements of Second War of Scottish Independence

Elsewhere in 1335

Battle of Boroughmuir is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870526, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Boroughmuir, revision 1370434916, 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.