Forster Family and Clan History

Major Historical Battles and Sieges between Scotland and England

1040	Battle of Dunsinane	Perthshire	English victorious
1117	Battle of Alwick	Northumbria	English victorious
1138	Battle of the Standard	Northumbria	English victorious
1297	Battle of Stirling Bridge	Cambuskenneth	Scots victorious
1298	Battle of Falkirk	Stirlingshire	English victorious
1314	Battle of Bannockburn	Stirlingshire	Scots victorious
1318	Battle of Dunkeld	Perthshire	English victorious
1333	Battle of Halidon Hill	Berwickshire	English victorious
1346	Battle of Neville's Cross	Co. Durham	English victorious
1388	Battle of Otterburn	Northumbria	Scots victorious
1402	Battle of Homildon Hill	Northumbria	English victorious
1464	Battle of Hexham	Northumbria	English victorious
1513	Battle of Flodden Field	Northumbria	English victorious
1547	Battle of Pinkie	Musselburgh	English victorious
1575	Battle of Carter Bay	Northumbria	Scots victorious
1585	Battle of Bloodybush Edge	Northumbria	English victorious
1639	Trot of Turiff	Aberdeenshire	Royalists victory
1645	Battle of Chester	Cheshire	Parliament victory
1689	Battle of Killiecrankie	Perthshire	Royalists victory
1715	Battle of Preston	Lancashire	English victorious
1715	Battle of Sherriffmuir	Perthshire	Inconclusive
1745	Battle of Prestonpans	East Lothian	Scots victorious
1746	Battle of Culloden Moor	Invernessshire	English victorious
There were also minor battles at Jesburgh and the Borders that the Scots invariably won. (The Battle of Otterburn is also called The Battle of Chevy Chase). (The Battle of Carter Bay is also called The Raid of the Reidswire). Sieges.
1482	Siege of Berwick-on-Tweed	Berwickshire	English victorious
1544	Siege of Edinburgh	Midlothian	English victorious
1746	Siege of Stirling	Stirlingshire	Jacobite victory
1746	Siege of Inverness	Invernessshire	English victorious

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