On October 05, 1263 in Celtic History
Battle of the largs norwegians abandon invasion of scotland battle of the largs norwegians abandon invasion of scotland leaving ships and wounded on the beach.
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Oct 1283
To defeat the Scottish attempt to detach the Western Isles from Norway, Haakon of Norway intended to invade the Central Lowland. Although the Norwegians beat off an attack on their ships at Largs, they could not operate on land in the presence of the S
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