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Robert II Keith, Marischal of Scotland

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archers, who had in other battles done severe damage to Scottish armies. The battle was a decisive victory for the Scots, following which Bruce had undisputed military control of Scotland, excepting the
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vindicating Scottish independence. Afterward, he was given several diplomatic assignments, serving as a peace commissioner to England in 1323. He was killed fighting for King
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had been bestowed on Keith's ancestors, a title which became hereditary and was passed on from one Keith to the next. Robert Keith was the great-great-grandson of
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in 1346. Keith's indirect descendants, eventually known as the Earls Marischal, held that title for several centuries to come. During the
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in 1314, was appointed co-leader of a reconnoitering force sent out to gather information about the army of King
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Keith served as a relatively senior general with Bruce's army throughout the war, and, prior to the
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Keith and his men were held back by King Robert the Bruce. They flanked the archers and routed the
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in 1300, but was back in Scotland by 1308 and in March 1309 was present at
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Keith was among the Scottish magnates who in 1320 signed a letter to the
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http://www.burkespeerage.com/articles/scotland/esnews/es0502a.aspx%7CTHE
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Burke's Peerage & Gentry and The Origins Network, Extract from
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Armstrong, Pete-Bannockburn 1314, Osprey Publishing 2002
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Keith's grandson and successor as Marischal, also named
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Sir Robert Keith was the great-great-great-grandson of
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He was captured by the English in a skirmish near the
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Index


Dupplin Moor
Scotland
Scotland
Kingdom of Scotland
Bannockburn
Battle of Inverurie
Battle of Bannockburn
Battle of Dupplin Moor
Scottish
Marischal of Scotland
Robert Bruce
Battle of Bannockburn
Malcolm IV
Marischal of Scotland
Hervey de Keith
Philip de Keith
William de Keith
River Forth
River Cree
Robert I of Scotland
St Andrews
Battle of Bannockburn
Edward II of England
English
Royal Burgh
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Pope
David II of Scotland
Battle of Dupplin Moor

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