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2 days ago · He massacred the garrison at Berwick and then defeated Balliol at Dunbar, deposing him and ruling Scotland directly. The next year, the Scots, led by William Wallace, rose in revolt against English rule. The two sides met at Stirling Bridge, known as the gateway to the Scottish Highlands.
The Battle of Stirling Bridge (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Drochaid Shruighlea) was fought during the First War of Scottish Independence. On 11 September 1297, the forces of Andrew Moray and William Wallace defeated the combined English forces of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, and Hugh de Cressingham near Stirling, on the River Forth.
- 11 September 1297
- Scottish victory
Clever tactics helped a small Scottish army led by William Wallace and Andrew Murray defeated a much larger English army in Stirling on 11 September, 1297. Find out about the Battle of...
Mar 22, 2018 · The only known casualty of the battle was Andrew de Moray who was injured and subsequently died of his wounds. The English lost approximately 6,000 killed and wounded. The victory at Stirling Bridge led to the ascent of William Wallace and he was named Guardian of Scotland the following March.
Stirling Bridge was the first battle in Europe to see a common army of spearmen defeat a feudal host. Only five years later a host of French knights were to go down to similarly-armed Flemish ...
Battle of Stirling Bridge, 11th September 1297. At dawn the English and Welsh infantry start to cross only to be recalled due to the fact that their leader, Warenne, has overslept. Again they...
Jan 31, 2024 · 1297 Sep 11. Battle of Stirling Bridge. Stirling Old Bridge, Stirling, On hearing about the start of an aristocratic uprising, Edward I, although engaged in events in France, sent a force of foot soldiers and horsemen under Sir Henry Percy and Sir Robert Clifford to resolve the "Scottish problem".
