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Battle of Lochmaben Fair: A 500-man raiding party led by Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas are defeated by Scots forces loyal to Albany's brother James III of Scotland; Douglas is captured.
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Battle of Lochmaben Fair
1484 battle of the Anglo-Scottish wars
The Battle of Lochmaben Fair was an engagement in Lochmaben, Scotland, on 22 July 1484 between Scottish loyalists to James III of Scotland and the rebels Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, leading cavalry from England. Both exiles from…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany
15th-century Scottish prince
Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany, was a Scottish prince and the second surviving son of King James II of Scotland. He fell out with his older brother, King James III, and fled to France, where he unsuccessfully sought help. In 1482 he invaded Scotland with the army of King…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas
15th-century Scottish nobleman (1426–1491)
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, 3rd Earl of Avondale KG (1426–1491) was a Scottish nobleman, last of the 'Black' earls of Douglas.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
James III of Scotland
King of Scots from 1460 to 1488
James III was King of Scots from 1460 until his death at the Battle of Sauchieburn in 1488. He inherited the throne as a child following the death of his father, King James II, at the siege of Roxburgh Castle. James III's reign began with a minority that lasted almost a decade,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)