Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of Robert I of Scotland

Battles of Robert I of Scotland

King of Scotland (1306–1329), 1274 to 1329

Robert I of Scotland is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1304 and 1322: 9 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day United Kingdom. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,107 km apart end to end, 123 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Wars of Scottish Independence (5), First War of Scottish Independence (5).

Action at HapprewBattle of DalrighBattle of TurnberryBattle of InverurieSiege of CarlisleBattle of MethvenBattle of Glen TroolBattle of Loudoun HillBattle of BannockburnBattle of Old BylandBattle of MethvenBattle of Glen TroolBattle of Loudoun HillBattle of BannockburnBattle of Old BylandGlasgowBelfastNewcastleEdinburghMiddlesbroughAberdeenYorkAyrInvernessDundalk200 km55.781N, 2.994W
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1304: 1 engagements1306: 2 engagements1307: 3 engagements3 in 13071308: 1 engagements1314: 1 engagements1315: 1 engagements1322: 1 engagements13041322
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Action at Happrew, 1304Battle of Dalrigh, 1306Battle of Methven, 1306Battle of Turnberry, 1307Battle of Glen Trool, 1307Battle of Loudoun Hill, 1307Battle of Inverurie, 1308Battle of Bannockburn, 1314Siege of Carlisle, 1315Battle of Old Byland, 132213041322
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1304Action at HapprewPeebles, United KingdomEnglish victory
1306Battle of DalrighDalrigh, United Kingdom121 km NWMacDougall victory
19 June 1306Battle of MethvenPerth, United Kingdom68 km EEnglish victory
February 1307Battle of TurnberryUnited Kingdom145 km SWScottish victory
February 1307Battle of Glen TroolGlen Trool, United Kingdom34 km SEScottish victory
10 May 1307Battle of Loudoun HillLoudoun Hill, United Kingdom60 km NScottish victory
23 May 1308Battle of InverurieOldmeldrum, United Kingdom224 km NERoyalist Victory
23 June 1314Battle of BannockburnBattlefield of Bannockburn, United Kingdom170 km SWScottish victory
1315Siege of CarlisleCarlisle, United Kingdom148 km SEEnglish victory
14 October 1322Battle of Old BylandYorkshire, United Kingdom137 km SEScottish victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Edward Harding, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.