The Battle of Happrew was a
skirmish
Skirmishers are light infantry or light cavalry soldiers deployed as a vanguard, flank guard or rearguard to screen a tactical position or a larger body of friendly troops from enemy advances. They are usually deployed in a skirmish line, an i ...
which took place around 20 February 1304, during the
First War of Scottish Independence
The First War of Scottish Independence was the first of a series of wars between English and Scottish forces. It lasted from the English invasion of Scotland in 1296 until the ''de jure'' restoration of Scottish independence with the Treaty ...
. A
chevauchée of
English
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* English language
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knights, which included
Robert de Clifford,
William de Latimer, and the later Scottish King,
Robert the Bruce
Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: ''Raibeart an Bruis''), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. One of the most renowned warriors of his generation, Robert eventual ...
had been sent south from
Dunfermline under
Sir John Segrave to locate and capture the rebels
Sir William Wallace
Sir William Wallace ( gd, Uilleam Uallas, ; Norman French: ; 23 August 1305) was a Scottish knight who became one of the main leaders during the First War of Scottish Independence.
Along with Andrew Moray, Wallace defeated an English army a ...
and
Sir Simon Fraser.
Fraser and Wallace escaped.
[Colm McNamee, Robert Bruce: Our Most Valiant Prince, King and Lord]
Location
The action took place in the vicinity of
Stobo, near
Peebles
Peebles ( gd, Na Pùballan) is a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was historically a royal burgh and the county town of Peeblesshire. According to the 2011 census, the population was 8,376 and the estimated population in June 2018 wa ...
in the
Scottish Borders. Current maps provide locations for Easter Happrew and Wester Happrew. However, the precise location of the skirmish is unknown and the coordinates given are approximate.
External links
William Wallace biography
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Happrew, Battle of
1304 in Scotland
Battles of the Wars of Scottish Independence
Conflicts in 1304