Battle of the Pass of Brander
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The Battle of the Pass of Brander in Scotland forms a small part of the wider struggle known as the Wars of Scottish Independence, and a large part of the civil war between the Bruce and Balliol factions, a parallel and overlapping conflict. It was a victory for King Robert the Bruce over the MacDougalls of Argyll, kinsmen of John Comyn, also known as the Red Comyn, who had been killed by Bruce and his adherents at Dumfries in 1306. The sources do not allow us to determine the date of the battle with any degree of precision: various dates between 1308 and 1309 have been suggested, though the late summer of 1308 would seem to be the most likely. Traquair dates it to August 1308.[4]
Battle of Pass of Brander | |||||||
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Part of Wars of Scottish Independence | |||||||
Eastern end of Pass of Brander, dammed in 1959 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Bruce Royalist Army |
Clan MacDougall[2] Clan Macnaghten[3] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Robert Bruce James Douglas | John MacDougall of Lorn | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |