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28/02/2026

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25/02/2026

On this day in 1303, Scotland pulled off one of the most astonishing military feats in European history.
And almost nobody knows it happened.

During the Wars of Scottish Independence, Edward I of England had returned to Scotland with a powerful invasion force. Much of southern Scotland had submitted. Strongholds were falling. Resistance was fractured.

Many believed the end was close.

Then the Battle of Roslin happened.

First, he sent his lieutenant, Sir John de Segrave, north with a significant winter force. Exactly how many men is one of history’s honest uncertainties, medieval chroniclers claimed the English had 30,000 men there, but historians now believe the real number was smaller.

What we know is this: Segrave had enough men that he had to split them into three separate divisions, camped miles apart across the Midlothian countryside.

The Scots, led by John Comyn and Simon Fraser, had considerably fewer, around 8,000 men.

Which makes what they decided to do all the more extraordinary.

At dawn on 24 February, the would attack all three divisions. On the same day.

Before dawn on 24th February, they hit the first English camp while it slept.
No warning. No time to reach weapons or horses.
Segrave himself was dragged wounded from his horse and captured. The first division collapsed.

Then the second English division arrived, expecting to rescue their comrades.
What they found instead was a Scottish army that had already won a battle and was still standing.
They fought again. And the Scots won again.

By now these men had marched all night and fought two battles before midday.
They were tired. Wounded. Outnumbered in fresh troops.

And yet they stood once more.

The third English division arrived at a place called Mountmarle.
They were ambushed from the high ground.
By the same exhausted Scots who had now fought three battles in a single day.

The third clash was savage. Prolonged. Desperate.
By the end of it, the English force was destroyed. Their commander a prisoner.

Three battles. Three Scottish victories. One day.

The victory was hugely significant at the time. It proved English dominance was not inevitable. It showed that even when divided, even when pressured, Scotland could still strike back.

Today, Roslin Glen is peaceful woodland.

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