The Battle of Sauchieburn was fought on June 11, 1488, at the side of Sauchie Burn, a brook about two miles south of Stirling, Scotland. The battle was fought between as many as 30,000 troops of King James III and some 18,000 troops raised by Scottish nobles who favored the King's then-15-year-old son, Prince James. June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... // Events February 3 - Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, at the tip of Africa becoming the first known European to travel this far south. ... Stirling (Sruighlea in Gaelic) is a city in central Scotland. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... James III of Scotland (1451/ 1452 – June 11, 1488), son of James II and Mary of Gueldres, created Duke of Rothesay at birth, king of Scotland from 1460 to 1488. ...

The battle went badly for the Royalists. Persistent legends, based on the highly coloured and unreliable accounts of sixteenth century chroniclers such as Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie, John Leslie and George Buchanan (humanist), claim that James III was assassinated at Milltown, near Bannockburn, soon after the battle. There is no contemporary evidence to support this account, nor the allegation that he fled the battle, nor the tale that his assassin impersonated a priest in order to approach James. Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie (also Lindesay or Lyndsay; c. ... George Buchanan, MA , BA (February, 1506 - September 28, 1582) was a Scottish historian and humanist scholar. ... Milltown is the name of several locations: In the United States of America: Milltown, Indiana Milltown, New Jersey Milltown, South Dakota Milltown, Wisconsin Milltown (town), Wisconsin In Ireland: Milltown, County Kerry Milltown, Dublin, a station on the LUAS light rail system, just after the Milltown Viaduct. ... Telfords circular roadbridge over the Bannock Burn Bannockburn is a village immediately south of the city of Stirling in Scotland. ...

Prince James ascended to the throne, and reigned as James IV for twenty-five years. Throughout his reign he wore a heavy iron chain around his waist, next to the skin, as a constant reminder of his role in the death of his father. James IV (March 17, 1473 – September 9, 1513) was king of Scotland from 1488 to 1513. ...

Participants

Some of the participants in the Battle of Sauchieburn included:

• Royalists:
  • Alexander Cunningham, 1st Earl of Glencairn, slain in the battle;
  • Malise Graham, 1st Earl of Menteith;
  • David Lindsay, 1st Duke of Montrose;
  • Lord Erskine, slain in the battle;
  • Lord Graham;
  • Lord Maxwell;
  • Lord Ruthven, slain in the battle;
  • Sir David Lindsay of Byres, who in the legendary account gave King James III the horse that threw him;
  • The troops were largely from Scotland's northern counties.

• Rebels:
  • Lord Home;
  • Lord Hailes;
  • Lord Gray;
  • The troops were largely from East Lothian, the Merse, Galloway, and the border counties.

East Lothian (Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... Galloway (Scottish Gaelic, Gall-ghaidhealaibh or Gallobha, Lowland Scots Gallowa) today refers to the former counties of Wigtownshire and the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright in southwest Scotland, but has fluctuated greatly in size over history. ...

External Links

The History of Stirlingshire, Chapter XI. Battle of Sauchieburn (1488)