The Battle of Happrew was a
skirmish
Skirmishers are light infantry or light cavalry soldiers deployed as a vanguard, flank guard or rearguard to Screening (tactical), screen a tactical position or a larger body of friendly troops from enemy advances. They may be deployed in a sk ...
which took place around 20 February 1304, during the
First War of Scottish Independence. A
chevauchée of
English 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 (), was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert led Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against Kingdom of Eng ...
had been sent south from
Dunfermline
Dunfermline (; , ) is a city, parish, and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. Dunfermline was the de facto capital of the Kingdom of Scotland between the 11th and 15th centuries.
The earliest ...
under
Sir John Segrave to locate and capture the rebels
Sir William Wallace 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 () is a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was historically a royal burgh and the county town of Peeblesshire. According to the United Kingdom census, 2011, 2011 census, the population was 8,376 and the estimated population in ...
in the
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by West Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian, and East Lothian to the north, the North Sea to the east, Dumfries and Galloway to the south-west, South Lanarkshire to the we ...
. 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