What the records say
- When
- 28 Sep 1319
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 54.10° N, 1.34° W
- Description
- 1319 battle in the First Scottish War of Independence
Battle of Myton
Battle in the First Scottish War of Independence
The Battle of Myton, nicknamed the Chapter of Myton or The White Battle because of the number of clergy involved, was a major engagement in the First Scottish War of Independence, fought in Yorkshire on 20 September 1319.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Myton: Scottish forces (some 15,000 men) led by James the Black, Lord Douglas”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Ein schottisches Heer mit Thomas Randolph umgeht die Belagerer und schlägt in der Schlacht bei Myton ein englisches Aufgebot unter John Hotham und William…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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