Battle of Stirling Bridge
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The Battle of Stirling Bridge 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 Joh
A Victorian depiction of the battle. The bridge collapse suggests that the artist has been influenced by Blind Harry's account.
The Goosecroft Friar: A Memorial to a Dominican Friar who may have been a witness to the Scottish Wars of Independence.
The present-day Stirling Bridge
Stirling Bridge from the south bank of the River Forth with the Wallace Monument in the background
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 Stirling Bridge
…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…
Wallace statue, Lanark
The site of the Battle of Stirling Bridge
Wallace statue by D. W. Stevenson in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh