Battle of Kells
Battle of Kells | |||||||
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Part of the Bruce campaign in Ireland | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of Scotland and Irish allies | Lordship of Ireland and Irish allies | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Edward Bruce | Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
at least 6,000 | unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
unknown | unknown |
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The Battle of Kells was a battle between Edward Bruce and Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March. Mortimer was decisively beaten.[1] The battle's outcome however, did not matter, for after, Bruce was defeated in the Battle of Faughart.
References
- ↑ Alison Weir (2005), Queen Isabella: treachery, adultery, and murder in medieval England, p. 108