Capture of Roxburgh

Date: August 5, 1460 • Location: Kelso, United Kingdom

The Kingdom of Scotland captures Roxburgh, one of the last English strongholds in Scotland, following a siege.

The capture of Roxburgh was a siege that took place during the Anglo-Scottish Wars. Following the Second War of Scottish Independence intermittent conflict continued along the Anglo-Scottish border with Roxburgh Castle being held by the English since 1346 and by the 1380s was one of the last English held strongholds in Scotland. In July 1460 James II of Scotland began a campaign to reclaim Roxburgh, aiming to take advantage of the fact that the Wars of the Roses were raging in England.