| Siege of Berwick (1296) | |||||||
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| Part of the First War of Scottish Independence | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of Scotland |
 Kingdom of England | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 William the Hardy, Lord of Douglas | Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | About 30,000 infantry 5,000 cavalry | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| ca. 10,000 civilians and soldiers | Light | ||||||
The Capture of Berwick was a battle of the First War of Scottish Independence in 1296. After a raid on Carlisle, the English, under Edward I, started a conquest into Scotland. They went to capture Berwick-upon-Tweed, a city that sat right on the border. The garrison was commanded by William the Hardy, Lord of Douglas. The English were under Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford. The English brutally took the city. As many as 10,000 men, women and children were killed. Even a woman giving birth was hacked to pieces during her labour. Then they took the castle. Douglas surrendered, his life and those of his garrison were spared.[2]
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- ↑ James H. Webb (11 October 2005). Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America. Random House Digital, Inc.. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-7679-1689-9. http://books.google.com/books?id=bV_oMj2qQwsC&pg=PA45. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ↑ John Parker Lawson (1849). "Historical Tales of the Wars of Scotland, and of the Border Raids, Forays, and Conflicts". pp. 113–116. http://books.google.com/?id=QKwQAAAAYAAJ.
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