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| * ] – ]: Scottish forces (some 8,000 men) led by ] ('''the Red''') and ] ambush and defeat an English scouting party under ] at ]. During the battle, the Scots attack the English camp, capturing Segrave and several other nobles. But a second English brigade manages to rescue Segrave in a pitched battle. Later, the English army is again defeated, according to sources they lose between 28,000 and 30,000 men.<ref>Sadler, John (2005). ''Border Fury: England and Scotland at War, 1296–1568'', p. 86. Harlow: Pearson Education. {{ISBN|978-0-582-77293-9}}.</ref> | * ] – ]: Scottish forces (some 8,000 men) led by ] ('''the Red''') and ] ambush and defeat an English scouting party under ] at ]. During the battle, the Scots attack the English camp, capturing Segrave and several other nobles. But a second English brigade manages to rescue Segrave in a pitched battle. Later, the English army is again defeated, according to sources they lose between 28,000 and 30,000 men.<ref>Sadler, John (2005). ''Border Fury: England and Scotland at War, 1296–1568'', p. 86. Harlow: Pearson Education. {{ISBN|978-0-582-77293-9}}.</ref> | ||
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| * ] – ]: Delhi forces led by Sultan ] capture the massive ] in northern ], after an 8-month-long siege. Alauddin orders a general massacre of Chittor's population.<ref>Kishori Saran Lal (1950). ''History of the Khalijis (1290–1320)'', p. 120. Allahabad: The Indian Press. {{OCLC|685167335}}.</ref> | |||
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| * ]: ] resumes his campaign against ] and others in ], holding court in ]. | * ]: ] resumes his campaign against ] and others in ], holding court in ]. | ||
| * ]: The ] under Osman I defeat the ]. | * ]: The ] under Osman I defeat the ]. | ||
| * The ] under ] conquers ] in northern ], after taking the massive ]. | |||
| * The ] system of weights and measures is introduced to England and ]. | * The ] system of weights and measures is introduced to England and ]. | ||
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| Art and literature |
| 1303 in poetry |
| Gregorian calendar | 1303 MCCCIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2056 |
| Armenian calendar | 752 ԹՎ ՉԾԲ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6053 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1224–1225 |
| Bengali calendar | 710 |
| Berber calendar | 2253 |
| English Regnal year | 31 Edw. 1 – 32 Edw. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1847 |
| Burmese calendar | 665 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6811–6812 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬寅年 (Water Tiger) 4000 or 3793 — to — 癸卯年 (Water Rabbit) 4001 or 3794 |
| Coptic calendar | 1019–1020 |
| Discordian calendar | 2469 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1295–1296 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5063–5064 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1359–1360 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1224–1225 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4403–4404 |
| Holocene calendar | 11303 |
| Igbo calendar | 303–304 |
| Iranian calendar | 681–682 |
| Islamic calendar | 702–703 |
| Japanese calendar | Kengen 2 / Kagen 1 (嘉元元年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1214–1215 |
| Julian calendar | 1303 MCCCIII |
| Korean calendar | 3636 |
| Minguo calendar | 609 before ROC 民前609年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −165 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1845–1846 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳水虎年 (male Water-Tiger) 1429 or 1048 or 276 — to — 阴水兔年 (female Water-Rabbit) 1430 or 1049 or 277 |
Year 1303 (MCCCIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
- April 4 – Battle of Arques: Flemish forces (some 10,000 men) led by William of Jülich (the Younger) defeats a French army at Arques in Flanders. During the battle, the French cavalry (1,600 men) tries to break the Flemish infantry militia formations, but to no avail. Finally, the French withdraw to Saint-Omer, leaving 300 dead behind. Later, William receives a warm reception in Bruges as a liberator in May.
- May 20 – Treaty of Paris: King Philip IV (the Fair) signs a peace treaty with Edward I (Longshanks). According to the terms of the treaty, Gascony is restored to England – as well as the cities of Bordeaux and Bayonne. In return, Edward swears allegiance to Philip as his vassal and agrees that Philipp's daughter, Isabella of France, be married to his son Edward of Caernarfon, until she is old enough.
England
- February 24 – Battle of Roslin: Scottish forces (some 8,000 men) led by John Comyn III (the Red) and Simon Fraser ambush and defeat an English scouting party under John Segrave at Roslin. During the battle, the Scots attack the English camp, capturing Segrave and several other nobles. But a second English brigade manages to rescue Segrave in a pitched battle. Later, the English army is again defeated, according to sources they lose between 28,000 and 30,000 men.
Asia
- August 26 – Siege of Chittorgarh: Delhi forces led by Sultan Alauddin Khalji capture the massive Chittor Fort in northern India, after an 8-month-long siege. Alauddin orders a general massacre of Chittor's population.
By topic
Education
- April 20 – Pope Boniface VIII founds the University of Rome with the papal bull In Supremae praeminentia Dignitatis, as a Studium for ecclesiastical studies under his control, making it the first pontifical university.
Geology
- August 8 – 1303 Crete earthquake: An earthquake destroys the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt, one of the Seven wonders of the World.
- September 25 – 1303 Hongdong earthquake: An earthquake destroys the cities of Taiyuan and Pingyang, some 200,000 people are killed.
Religion
- September 7 – Boniface VIII is imprisoned by Guillaume de Nogaret, French councillor and advisor, on behalf of Philip IV (the Fair) at his residence in Anagni. During the incident, Gregory Bicskei, archbishop of Esztergom, is killed. Boniface is for three days held in captivity, where he is beaten, tortured and nearly executed.
- October 11 – Boniface VIII dies after a pontificate of 8 years at Anagni. He is succeeded by Benedict XI as the 194th pope of the Catholic Church.
Date unknown
- Wars of Scottish Independence: Edward I of England resumes his campaign against William Wallace and others in Scotland, holding court in Dunfermline Abbey.
- Battle of Dimbos: The Ottoman Turks under Osman I defeat the Byzantines.
- The Avoirdupois system of weights and measures is introduced to England and Wales.
Births
- Saint Birgitta, Swedish saint (d. 1373)
- Gegeen Khan, Mongol emperor of China (d. 1323)
Deaths
- March 4 – Daniel of Russia, first prince of Moscow
- September 7 – Gregory Bicskei, Hungarian prelate and archbishop
- October 11 – Boniface VIII, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1230)
- October 27 – Beatrice of Castile, queen consort of King Alfonso III of Portugal
- October 29 – Emperor Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria
References
- Verbruggen, J. F. (1997). The Art of Warfare in Western Europe During the Middle Ages: From the Eighth Century to 1340, p. 197. Suffolk: Boydell Press. ISBN 0-85115-630-4.
- Sadler, John (2005). Border Fury: England and Scotland at War, 1296–1568, p. 86. Harlow: Pearson Education. ISBN 978-0-582-77293-9.
- Kishori Saran Lal (1950). History of the Khalijis (1290–1320), p. 120. Allahabad: The Indian Press. OCLC 685167335.
- Ambraseys, N. N.; Melville, C. P.; Adams, R. D. (2005). The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea: A Historical Review. Cambridge University Press. p. 42. ISBN 9780521020251.