Sack of Aberdeen

The Sack of Aberdeen was a major event in the Scottish Wars, in which the city was sacked following the Jamiesonian victory at Malburough.

Introduction
Since Jamiesons coup in Edinburgh and his ascension as Lord-Protector, the Fraser and Grant clans had hoped to reinstate the disrupted Balliol bloodline. It was only with the arrival of King John Balliol in August of 1300 that the nobles made preperations for a rebellion, as Jamieson was south in England. However, Jamieson was forewarned of the fostering rebellion and defeated the Balloil forces in the Battle of Malburough. In its aftermath, Jamieson besieged Aberdeen, hoping to eradicate all opposition to his rule.

Assault
For a week, the Jamiesonian army stood encamped on the fields below the walls. However, on November 19th, Jamieson finally ordered an assault. For hours the battle raged, with the Jamiesonian troops using ladders to scale the walls, with resulted in bloody fighting atop the battlements. On numerous occassions during the assault the rebels poured boiling pots of tar and oil on the attackers, repulsing several attacks before the gates were finally stormed. The cities defenses collapsed and the Jamiesonian troops were allowed to pillage and rape, with widespread destruction and devastation to the city. The inner citadel was stormed and after two days of sacking nearly all of the cities residents had been slaughtered. In the aftermath, Balloils mutailated corpse was displayed over the gate.