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Birth:          ABT 1290 
Death:          19 Jul 1333 Battle of Halidon Hill
Cause of Death: killed in battle

Notes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Douglas_(died_1333)
Sir Archibald Douglas (before 1298 – 19 July 1333) was a Scottish noble, Guardian of 
Scotland and military leader. He is sometimes given the epithet "Tyneman" (Old Scots: 
Loser), but this may be a reference to his great-nephew Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of 
Douglas.
Early life[edit]

The younger son of Sir William "le Hardi" Douglas, the Governor of the castle at 
Berwick-upon-Tweed, and his wife, Eleanor de Lovaine. Douglas was also half-brother 
of "the Good" Sir James Douglas, King Robert the Bruce's deputy.

Douglas is first heard of in 1320 when he received a charter of land at Morebattle in 
Roxburghshire and Kirkandrews in Dumfriesshire from King Robert. In 1324, he was 
recorded as being granted the lands of Rattray and Crimond in Buchan and the lands 
of Conveth, Kincardineshire, already being possession of Cavers in Roxburghshire, 
Drumlanrig and Terregles in Dumfriesshire, and the lands of West Calder in Midlothian. 
By the time of his death, he was also in possession of Liddesdale.[1]

History then keeps quiet about Douglas except whilst serving under his older brother, 
James, in the 1327 campaign in Weardale, where his foragers "auoint curry apoi tot 
levesche de Doresme"- overran nearly all the Bishopric of Durham. (Scalacronica)

Second War of Independence[edit]

Following the death of King Robert I and his brother's crusade with the dead king's 
heart, Douglas once again becomes of note. He was made guardian of the kingdom 
since he was "the principal adviser in...the confounding of the king" as much as he 
was heir to his brothers influence after Murray's capture. Archibald's success in local 
raids though, did not prepare him for full-scale conflict.

During the Second War of Scottish Independence, Edward Baliol, son of King John of 
Scotland, had invaded Scotland with the backing of Edward III of England, inflicting a 
defeat on the Scots at the Battle of Dupplin Moor. Douglas served under the dubious 
leadership of Patrick V, Earl of Dunbar leader of the second army that aimed to crush 
the smaller Balliol force. Following the rout of the Earl of Mar's force Dunbar did not 
engage the disinherited but retreated allowing Edward Balliol to be crowned at Scone. 
Following this battle, and as a sweetener to the English, Edward Baliol agreed to cede 
the county, town and castle of Berwick to England in perpetuity. However Douglas led 
a Bruce loyalist defeat on Balliol at the Battle of Annan, forcing him to flee back to 
England.

Battle of Halidon Hill[edit]

Edward III himself came north to command his army, and laid siege to Berwick. 
However, a temporary truce was declared with the stipulation that if not relieved 
within a set time, Sir Alexander Seton, the governor, would deliver the castle to the 
English. Douglas raised an army to relieve the beleaguered defenders of Berwick. As a 
feint to draw the English away he invaded Northumberland, but was forced to return to 
Berwick when the English refused to be lured. On 19 July, Edward's army took 
positions at the summit of Halidon Hill, a summit some mile and a half north of the town 
with commanding views of the surrounding country. Douglas' numerically superior 
force was compelled to attack up the slope and were slaughtered by the English 
archers, a prelude, perhaps, to the battles of Crécy and Agincourt. The English won 
the field with little loss of life, however by the close of the fight, countless Scots 
common soldiery, five Scots Earls and the Guardian Douglas lay dead. The following 
day Berwick capitulated.

Archibald was succeeded by his son, William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas.

Marriage and issue[edit]

Sir Archibald Douglas married Beatrice Lindsay, daughter of Sir Alexander Lindsay of 
Crawford, an ancestor of the Earls of Crawford. They had three children.[2]
John Douglas (d.b. 1342 in the retinue of David II of Scotland in France)
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas
Eleanor Douglas married five times
1.Alexander, Earl of Carrick, natural son of Edward Bruce, King of Ireland (k. 1333, 
Battle of Halidon Hill)
2.Sir James de Sandilands, ancestor of the Lords of Torphichen (d.b. 1358)
3.Sir William Tours of Dalry (d.b. 1368)
4.Sir Duncan Wallace of Sundrum (d.b. 1376)
5.Sir Patrick Hepburn of Hailes, ancestor of the Earls of Bothwell

Parents
DOUGLAS William "le Hardi" (1255 - 24 Jan 1298)
DE LOUVAINE Eleanor (ABT 1272 - AFT 3 May 1326)

Siblings
DOUGLAS Archibald (ABT 1290 - 19 Jul 1333)

Marriage To DE LINDSAY Beatrix (ABT 1300 - )
    m.  

Notes

Parents
DE LINDSAY Alexander (ABT 1266 - AFT 1308)
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Children by DE LINDSAY Beatrix ABT 1300 - 
DOUGLAS William (ABT 1327 - 1384)

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