siege, medieval

Capture of Roxburgh

Name: Capture of Roxburgh
Location: Roxburgh Castle, United Kingdom

Capture of Roxburgh was a siege conducted in 1460 at Roxburgh Castle, in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: Scottish victory.

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Fought1460

WhereRoxburgh Castle, United Kingdom55.597N, 2.457W

OutcomeScottish victory

BelligerentsKingdom of ScotlandagainstKingdom of England

Record

Date	1460 (year precision) to 5 August 1460
Place	Roxburgh Castle, United Kingdom 55.597N, 2.457W
Kind	Siege, medieval
Commanders	James II of Scotland Mary of Guelders

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

Nearest engagements

Siege of Roxburgh Castle 1314, 0.1 km S
Battle of Haddon Rig 1542, 6.7 km E
Battle of Carham 1010, 9.6 km NE
Battle of Ancrum Moor 1545, 12 km SW
Siege of Wark 1138, 12 km NE

Elsewhere in 1460

Battle of Wakefield United Kingdom
Battle of Northampton United Kingdom
Siege of Trebizond in 1461 Turkey
Battle of Worksop United Kingdom
Battle of Baziaș Romania

Capture of Roxburgh is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5037052, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Roxburgh (1460), revision 1372060557, 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.