Battle of Dryfe Sands
The Battle of Dryfe Sands was a Scottish clan battle that took place on 6 December 1593, near Lockerbie, Scotland. It was fought between the Clan Maxwell and Clan Johnstone after a hundred years of feuding between them. The Johnstones won a decisive victory over the Maxwells.
| Battle of Dryfe Sands | |||||||
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| Part of Johnstone-Maxwell feud | |||||||
Coats of arms of the chief of Clan Johnstone (left) and chief of Clan Maxwell (right) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Clan Johnstone Clan Scott Clan Graham |
Clan Maxwell Clan Grierson Clan Pollock | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Sir James Johnstone | Lord John Maxwell † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 600-800 | 2,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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"heavy" (only 160 survivors) | 700 killed | ||||||
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