Battle of Dunbar (1296)
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The Battle of Dunbar was the only significant field action of the campaign of 1296 during the beginning of the First War of Scottish Independence.
Farmland near the battle site
The First War of Scottish Independence was the first of a series of different wars between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland. It lasted from the English invasion of Scotland in 1296 u
Battle of Dunbar (1296)
…The Battle of Dunbar was the only significant field action of the campaign of 1296 during the beginning of the First War of Scottish Independence. King Edward I of England had invaded Scotland in March 1296 to punish King John Balliol for his refusal to support English military action in France…
The Battle of Stirling Bridge, fought on 11 September, 1297
Wallace statue, Lanark
The site of the Battle of Stirling Bridge
Wallace statue by D. W. Stevenson in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh