The French troops arrived by invitation in 1548 and left in 1560 after an English force arrived to attempt to assist in removing them from Scotland .
The Siege of Leith ended a twelve - year encampment of French troops at Leith , the port near Edinburgh , Scotland .
The French troops arrived by invitation in 1548 and left in 1560 after an English force arrived to attempt to assist in removing troops from Scotland .
The Siege of Leith ended a twelve - year encampment of French troops at Leith , the port near Edinburgh , Scotland .