battle, medieval
Action at Lanark
Action at Lanark was a battle fought in April 1297 at Lanark, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of First War of Scottish Independence, which ran from 1296 to 1328. The recorded result: Scottish victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.
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Record
| Date | April 1297 (month precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Lanark, United Kingdom 55.675N, 3.777W | |
| Part of | First War of Scottish Independence (1296 to 1328) | |
| Kind | Battle, medieval | |
| Result | Scottish victory | |
| Belligerents | Kingdom of Scotland | Kingdom of England |
| Commanders | 20px William Wallace | William Heselrig |
| Strength | Unknown | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | 240 |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Hieton 1650, 20 km
- Battle of Bothwell Bridge 1679, 22 km
- Battle of Drumclog 1679, 26 km
- Battle of Loudoun Hill 1307, 28 km
- Action at Happrew 1304, 30 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Dunbar 27 April 1296
- After: Siege of Stirling Castle March 1304
- All 22 engagements of First War of Scottish Independence
Elsewhere in 1297
- Battle of Stirling Bridge United Kingdom
- Battle of Furnes Belgium
- Battle of Le Castella Italy
- Battle of Catanzaro Italy
- Capture of Squillace Italy
Action at Lanark is one of 386 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 599 in present-day United Kingdom.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4677183, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Action at Lanark, revision 1382461974, 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.