Warrior Women in Scotland

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Warrior Women in Scotland

These include the Celts, Aife of Alba and Scathach of Skye.

Isabelle of England: (A.D. 1285?-1313?) took up arms against her husband and she was forced to flee to Scotland by Edward III.

In 1297 the Countess of Ross led her own troops during William Wallace and Andrew de Moray's battles with the English.

Isobel MacDuff, Countess of Buchan (1296-1358) fought for Robert de Bruce.

Christian, Lady Bruce defended Kildrummy Castle from the English during the Wars of Independence.

During the same war, the widow of David of Strathbogie defended the island fortress of Lochindorb against three thousand Scots.

Lady Agnes Randolph (1300?-1369?), known as Black Agnes, fought for de Bruce. In 1334, she successfully held her castle at Dunbar against the besieging forces of England's earl of Salisbury for over five months.

Phillipa of Hainault, Queen of Edward III, led twelve thousand soldiers against invading Scots in 1346 and captured their king, David Bruce.

In 1545, Lilliard led the Scots at the Battle of Ancrum.

The Scots army which marched on Newcastle in 1644 during the English Civil War is reported to have included women regular soldiers.

Jean (Jenny) Cameron, Lady Anne Macintosh, Lady Margaret Oglivy, Margaret Murray and Lady Lude were all involved in the Jacobite Rising in Scotland in 1745-6.