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Topic: Dunbar, Battle of
Location: St Peter Port Guernsey

Dunbar, Battle of

Years: 1296 - 1296

The Battle of Dunbar is the only significant field action in the campaign of 1296.

King Edward I of England has invaded Scotland in 1296 to punish King John Balliol for his refusal to support English military action in France.

“The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward...This is not a philosophical or political argument—any oculist will tell you this is true. The wider the span, the longer the continuity, the greater is the sense of duty in individual men and women, each contributing their brief life's work to the preservation..."

― Winston S. Churchill, Speech (March 2, 1944)