Battle of Happrew

{{Short description|1304 battle in the First War of Scottish Independence}}

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{{Infobox military conflict

| conflict = Battle of Happrew

| partof = the First War of Scottish Independence

| date = {{circa}} 20 February 1304

| place = Happrew, near Peebles, Scotland

| result = English victory

| combatant1 = Kingdom of Scotland

| combatant2 = Kingdom of England

| commander1 = Sir William Wallace
Sir Simon Fraser

| commander2 = Sir John Segrave
Sir William Latimer
Robert the Bruce

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{{campaignbox First War of Scottish Independence}}

The Battle of Happrew was a skirmish which took place around 20 February 1304, during the First War of Scottish Independence. A chevauchée of English knights, which included Robert de Clifford, William de Latimer, and the later Scottish King, Robert the Bruce had been sent south from Dunfermline under Sir John Segrave to locate and capture the rebels Sir William Wallace and Sir Simon Fraser.Colm McNamee, Robert Bruce: Our Most Valiant Prince, King and LordG.R.S. Barrow, Robert the Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland.

Fraser and Wallace escaped.Colm McNamee, Robert Bruce: Our Most Valiant Prince, King and Lord