What the records say
- When
- Jan 1560 – 30 Jun 1560
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 55.97° N, 3.17° W
- Description
- 1560 Siege at Leith
Siege of Leith
1560 Siege at Leith
The siege of Leith ended a twelve-year encampment of French troops at Leith, the port near Edinburgh, Scotland. French troops arrived in Scotland by invitation in 1548. In 1560 the French soldiers opposed Scottish supporters of religious reformation, and an English army arrived to besiege the French garrison at Leith.
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