Editing Caerlaverock Castle (section)

===Wars of independence===
In 1299, the garrison of Caerlaverock attacked [[Lochmaben Castle]] which was held by English forces.

====Siege of Caerlaverock====
[[File:Caerlaverock Castle by Joseph Mallord William Turner - Joseph Mallord William Turner - ABDAG000623.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|Caerlaverock Castle by [[J. M. W. Turner]], c.1832]]
[[File:Caerlaverock Castle 2016.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The castle from the south-west in 2016]]
In July 1300 King [[Edward I of England]] marched north with an army including eighty-seven of the Barons of England and several knights of [[Brittany]] and [[Lorraine (province)|Lorraine]], and besieged Caerlaverock. Those present on the English side included [[Henry de Lacy, 3rd Earl of Lincoln|Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln]]; [[Robert FitzWalter, 1st Baron FitzWalter|Robert FitzWalter]]; [[Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford|Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford]]; [[John Segrave, 2nd Baron Segrave|John, Baron Segrave]]; [[Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick|Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick]]; [[John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond]]; [[Patrick IV, Earl of March|Patrick, Earl of March]] and his [[Patrick V, Earl of March|son]]; [[Edward II of England|Prince Edward]] (the future Edward II); [[Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster|Thomas, Earl of Lancaster]], and his brother [[Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster|Henry]]; [[Richard Fitzalan, 1st Earl of Arundel|Richard Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel]]; and [[Antony Bek (bishop of Durham)|Antony Bek, Bishop of Durham]]. The Maxwells, under their chief Sir Eustace Maxwell, mounted a vigorous defence of the castle which repelled the English several times. In the end, the garrison was compelled to surrender, after which it was found that only sixty men had withstood the whole English army for a considerable period.

{{Anchor|Roll}}During the siege the English heralds composed a [[roll of arms]] in [[Old French]] verse, known as the ''Siege of Caerlaverock'', in which each noble or knight present was named, his feats of valour described, and a poetic [[blazon]] of his [[Coat of arms|armorial bearings]] given.<ref>Nicholas 1828.</ref><ref>Wright 1864.</ref><ref>Brault 1973.</ref><ref>[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Roll_of_Caerlaverock/The_Roll Wikisource: The Roll of Caerlaverock]</ref>