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Andrew Murray. Andrew Murray, also known as Andrew Moray, Andrew of Moray, or just Moray, lived from around 1270 to 1297. With William Wallace he jointly led the revolt that culminated in the Scottish victory over the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297, and he was the father of Sir Andrew Murray, who served as Guardian of Scotland ...
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The Andrew Moray of the Wars for Scottish Independence was born in the latter half of the 13th Century to the Morays of Petty. He was one of a long line of Andrews, as it was apparently a popular name for firstborn sons to the Moray line. We don't know exactly where or when he was born, nor do we know if he had any siblings.
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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
- 30 November 2011
Other names. Andrew Murray. Known for. Defeating the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge (1297) (d. 1297) was a supporter of and helped win the Battle of Stirling Bridge, he died of his wounds after the battle. Categories: 1270s births. 1290s deaths. Scottish people.
- c. 1270, Scotland
- 8 November 1297 -, 31 December 1297, Scotland
- Battle Wounds
- Scottish
Andrew Moray, also known as Andrew de Moray, Andrew of Moray, or Andrew Murray, an esquire, became one of Scotland's war-leaders during the First Scottish War of Independence. Moray initially raised a small band of supporters at Avoch Castle in early summer 1297 to fight King Edward I of England. He soon had successfully regained control of the north for the absent Scots king, John Balliol ...
The Siege of Urquhart Castle, 1297. Written by Beth Reid. Andrew Moray is an unsung hero of the Scottish Wars of Independence, often overshadowed by his ally, William Wallace. Whilst Wallace inspired rebellion against the English occupation of Scotland in the south-west, Moray led a relentless and carefully executed rebellion in the north-east.
Andrew Moray had been captured after fighting for King John at the Battle of Dunbar but had escaped only to find his family's lands in Avoch on the Black Isle under English control. Little is ...
