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Battle of Myton

Battle of Myton
Part of First War of Scottish Independence
Date20 September 1319
Location
Myton-on-Swale, Yorkshire, England
54°05′44″N 1°20′27″W / 54.0956°N 1.3409°W / 54.0956; -1.3409
Result Scottish victory
Belligerents
 Kingdom of England  Kingdom of Scotland
Commanders and leaders
Archbishop William Melton Sir James Douglas
Sir Thomas Randolph
Strength
10,000–20,000[1] 10,000–15,000 (probably less than the English)[1]
Casualties and losses
1,000–5,000 killed[2][3] Unknown, but comparatively light

The Battle of Myton, nicknamed the Chapter of Myton or The White Battle because of the number of clergy involved,[1] was a major engagement in the First Scottish War of Independence, fought in Yorkshire on 20 September 1319.

  1. ^ a b c Foard (2003)
  2. ^ Quoted in Foard (2003), p. 11
  3. ^ Prestwich (1996), page 372 note 94

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