Unknown but 50-500 Unknown, but hundreds Date 1304 | High Low Result English victory | |
Combatants Kingdom of Scotland, Kingdom of England Similar Capture of Berwick, Battle of Glen Trool, Battle of Dalrigh, Battle of Loudoun Hill, Battle of Methven | ||
The Battle of Happrew was a skirmish which took place around 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 had been sent south from Dunfermline under Sir John Segrave to locate and capture the rebels Sir William Wallace and Sir Simon Fraser.
The rebel Scots were routed but Fraser and Wallace escaped.
Location
The action took place in the vicinity of Stobo, near Peebles 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.
References
Action at Happrew Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA