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The Battle of Falkirk (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr na h-Eaglaise Brice; Scots: Battle o Fawkirk), on 22 July 1298, was one of the major battles in the First War of Scottish Independence. Led by King Edward I of England , the English army defeated the Scots , led by William Wallace .
Battle of Falkirk (July 22, 1298), engagement fought between the army of King Edward I of England and Scottish resistance forces under the command William Wallace at Falkirk in Scotland’s Central Lowlands.
King Edward I of England's army was defeated by William Wallace and Andrew Murray at Stirling Bridge in 1297, Edward was determined to beat the Scots at the Battle of Falkirk on 22 July,...
Feb 12, 2013 · IN JULY 1298, England’s Edward I met an army under the Scottish rebel William Wallace at Falkirk, in the central lowlands of Scotland. Between a small swamp and a forest, amid the mud and the screams, Edward defeated the warrior of Braveheart legend in one of the major battles of the First Scottish War for Independence.
King Edward I: Battle of Falkirk on 22n July 1298 in the Scottish Wars of Independence. The English infantry carried a wide range of weapons; spears, maces, swords and daggers. The wealthier among them wore items of chain mail or leather jerkins and steel helmets. The Scottish knights were armed much as their English opponents.
May 18, 2018 · Falkirk, battle of, 1298. Wallace's victory at Stirling Bridge in 1297 had shaken the English hold on Scotland. Edward I assembled a large army to restore the situation and on 22 July 1298 attacked William Wallace's men near the river Carron.
Falkirk is a battle of international significance involving major military commanders of the period. It saw the Scottish army destroyed, leaving Edward I in control of south east Scotland, which he held with a few garrisons.
