On September 11, 1297 was fought the Battle of Stirling Bridge. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚔️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Scots led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray inflicted a spectacular defeat on the kingdom of England. Art by Angus McBride (RIP: 1931-2007).

England had just invaded Scotland the year previous on orders of king Edward I “Longshanks”, and the Scottish king John de Balliol was taken prisoner, but a rebellion was quickly raised by Wallace and Moray. John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey, and Hugh de Cressigham, took a large army to Stirling to deal with the insurgents. Wallace rebuffed an offer of peace conveyed by Franciscan friars (first image), then battle was commenced. The English began crossing the bridge over the river Forth to attack. The Scots waited for half of them to cross, then attacked them before they could successfully deploy. Over 5,000 English were killed, including Cressingham, whose skin was later used to make a baldric for Wallace’s sword.

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