The Battle of Skaithmuir was a skirmish of the First War of Scottish Independence. It took place near Coldstream, on the Anglo-Scottish border, in February 1316. The skirmish was fought between the Scottish captain Sir James Douglas, and an English raiding party from Berwick upon Tweed. The English were having difficulty getting supplies to Berwick after the Scots had won back the surrounding territory and the garrison was facing starvation. Under Edmond Caillou, a Gascon knight, about 80 men set out from Berwick to raid Teviotdale for cattle. Douglas, having been informed that there were fewer in the raiding party, set out to cut them off. Douglas won, and Caillou was killed. Douglas later called it the most difficult fight of his long career. The Scots under Douglas and Thomas Randolph w
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| - La bataille de Skaithmuir opposa le royaume d'Écosse et le royaume d'Angleterre en février 1316. Les Anglais avaient de nombreuses difficultés à ravitailler Berwick-upon-Tweed, encerclée par les Écossais. Commandée par Edmond de Caillou, un chevalier gascon, une petite force anglaise sortit de Berwick afin de piller le Roxburghshire. James Douglas, informé de l'effectif du contingent anglais, surprit les Anglais et écrasa. Caillou fut tué. Douglas aurait plus tard affirmé que la bataille avait été le combat le plus difficile de sa carrière[réf. nécessaire]. (fr)
- The Battle of Skaithmuir was a skirmish of the First War of Scottish Independence. It took place near Coldstream, on the Anglo-Scottish border, in February 1316. The skirmish was fought between the Scottish captain Sir James Douglas, and an English raiding party from Berwick upon Tweed. The English were having difficulty getting supplies to Berwick after the Scots had won back the surrounding territory and the garrison was facing starvation. Under Edmond Caillou, a Gascon knight, about 80 men set out from Berwick to raid Teviotdale for cattle. Douglas, having been informed that there were fewer in the raiding party, set out to cut them off. Douglas won, and Caillou was killed. Douglas later called it the most difficult fight of his long career. The Scots under Douglas and Thomas Randolph w (en)
- La battaglia di Skaithmuir fu un episodio delle guerre d'indipendenza scozzesi che venne combattuto nel febbraio del 1316, tra le forze scozzesi e quelle inglesi, nei pressi di Coldstream, in Inghilterra settentrionale. La schermaglia ebbe come protagonisti il capitano scozzese Sir James Douglas, e un'armata inglese proveniente da Berwick upon Tweed. Gli inglesi manifestarono non poche difficoltà ad ottenere dei rifornimenti da Berwick dopo che gli scozzesi ebbero ottenuto i territori precedentemente invasi dagli inglesi che quindi si trovavano alla fame. Sotto la guida di , un cavaliere guascone, circa 80 uomini partirono da Berwick per un raid a Teviotdale dal quale trarre principalmente bestiame. Douglas, essendo stato informato di queste intenzioni da parte dei suoi nemici. Douglas ott (it)
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| - The Battle of Skaithmuir was a skirmish of the First War of Scottish Independence. It took place near Coldstream, on the Anglo-Scottish border, in February 1316. The skirmish was fought between the Scottish captain Sir James Douglas, and an English raiding party from Berwick upon Tweed. The English were having difficulty getting supplies to Berwick after the Scots had won back the surrounding territory and the garrison was facing starvation. Under Edmond Caillou, a Gascon knight, about 80 men set out from Berwick to raid Teviotdale for cattle. Douglas, having been informed that there were fewer in the raiding party, set out to cut them off. Douglas won, and Caillou was killed. Douglas later called it the most difficult fight of his long career. The Scots under Douglas and Thomas Randolph went on to capture Berwick in April 1318. (en)
- La bataille de Skaithmuir opposa le royaume d'Écosse et le royaume d'Angleterre en février 1316. Les Anglais avaient de nombreuses difficultés à ravitailler Berwick-upon-Tweed, encerclée par les Écossais. Commandée par Edmond de Caillou, un chevalier gascon, une petite force anglaise sortit de Berwick afin de piller le Roxburghshire. James Douglas, informé de l'effectif du contingent anglais, surprit les Anglais et écrasa. Caillou fut tué. Douglas aurait plus tard affirmé que la bataille avait été le combat le plus difficile de sa carrière[réf. nécessaire]. (fr)
- La battaglia di Skaithmuir fu un episodio delle guerre d'indipendenza scozzesi che venne combattuto nel febbraio del 1316, tra le forze scozzesi e quelle inglesi, nei pressi di Coldstream, in Inghilterra settentrionale. La schermaglia ebbe come protagonisti il capitano scozzese Sir James Douglas, e un'armata inglese proveniente da Berwick upon Tweed. Gli inglesi manifestarono non poche difficoltà ad ottenere dei rifornimenti da Berwick dopo che gli scozzesi ebbero ottenuto i territori precedentemente invasi dagli inglesi che quindi si trovavano alla fame. Sotto la guida di , un cavaliere guascone, circa 80 uomini partirono da Berwick per un raid a Teviotdale dal quale trarre principalmente bestiame. Douglas, essendo stato informato di queste intenzioni da parte dei suoi nemici. Douglas ottenne e Caillou venne ucciso. Douglas successivamente ebbe a dichiarare che fu uno dei combattimenti più duri della sua carriera. Gli scozzesi sotto Douglas e Thomas Randolph si portarono invece alla presa di Berwick nell'aprile del 1318. (it)
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