Talk:Battle of Dunbar (1296)

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[edit] Numbers Again

Be careful in quoting the size of medieval armies. Not only is '40,000' a suspiciously round number, but it was almost certainly beyond the capacity of the medieval Scottish state to raise and, more important, equip an army anywhere near this size. At Bannockburn, Robert Bruce commanded no more than about 10,000 men. Rcpaterson 22:36, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

I agree -Colin MacDonald

[edit] More on Dunbar.

I've expanded, streamlined and refined this article; but to be perfectly honest there is not an awful lot more that can be said about the battle of Dunbar. We have very little in the way of direct evidence; we do not even know who commanded the Scottish army. We know it was not King John, who remained behind with his court at Haddington. The previous version alluded to a 'massacre' of the fleeing Scottish troops, which is news to me, having never come across any reference to this, other than the exaggerated-and suspect-figures in the English chronicles. In truth it was over so quickly that it resembles a rout rather than a proper battle. Rcpaterson 02:10, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Apparent inconsistency

There appears to be a contradiction between this entry and that on Scotland in the High Middle Ages, which suggests Dunbar marked the total destruction of the "Feudal Army" of Scotland. Can this be resolved? Wang Ming