Robert Bruce, Lord of Liddesdale IV, Earl of Fife carried out an unsuccessful attempt on 6 August 1332 to repel the landing at Kinghorn in Fife. He then quarrelled with the regent, Donald II, Earl of Mar. He was killed leading a charge at the Battle of Dupplin Moor on 11 August 1332. Robert Bruce, Lord of Liddesdale Sir Robert Bruce, Lord of Liddesdale (died 11 August 1332) was an illegitimate son of King Robert the Bruce and an unknown mother. He was knighted and awarded the royal arms at the Battle of Bannockburn. His father made him Lord of Liddesdale after William II de
Robert the Bruce favourite axe. To this day, the story stands in folklore as a testament of the Scottish people and their culture. Robert the Bruce Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Medieval Gaelic: '; modern Scottish Gaelic: '; Norman French: ' or '; Early Scots: "Robert Brus"; ), was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert was one of the most famous warriors of his generation, and eventually led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. He fought successfully during his reign to regain Scotland's place