 The palace and town were burned and pillaged in 1216, by an English army under the command of King John of England.In 1296, the Battle of Dunbar was a decisive victory for the forces of Edward I of England against the forces of John Balliol, the Scottish king who was Edward's vassal.East Lothian was also the site of conflict during the Rough Wooing, with Dunbar Castle burnt in 1548.