Scottish Wars Of Independence: The Battle Of Stirling Bridge
Scottish Wars of Independence
1296 to 1346
War of Independence, led by William Wallace, 1296-1305
The Battle of Stirling Bridge
(also known as the Battle of Cambuskenneth)
Background:
The most famous period of Scottish History is the late 12th to early 14th centuries, when Scotland fought battles to establish its independence from England. Two great heroes of the Wars of Independence were, Sir William Wallace, a commoner, and Robert the Bruce, who after great difficulties, was crowned king of Scotland.
England, under Edward I had brought both Wales and Ireland under its rule, and it wanted to expand its influence over Scotland. England 's first strategy for taking over Scotland was undone when, the …show more content…
The main crossing of this was Stirling Bridge, a hump-backed wooden bridge, only wide enough to take two mounted riders side-by-side. By guarding this bridge, as well as the Abbey Ford, leading to Cambuskenneth Abbey, downstream and the Drip Ford upstream, the garrison of 5000 English felt secure in the castle. On the northern side of the bridge lay The Causeway, which led to the Abbey Craig, a rocky hill with a south-facing cliff, 200 foot high. The English ordered more reinforcements to come to Stirling and their numbers were around …show more content…
He was too late. Sir Richard Lundie watched as Andrew de Moray carried out a reverse of the very tactic he had planned himself. Moray brought a contingent of Scots across the Drip Ford and started riding down on the English. It was then that the brave Sir John de Warrenne, Earl of Surrey, commander of the powerful English army, fled the field and rode to the safety of Berwick-upon-Tweed, more than 100 miles away.
Not long after the battle began there were many dead, some 100 English men on horseback, 300 Welsh archers and no less than 5000 foot soldiers lay dead around or in the River Forth. Among them Sir Hugh de Cressingham, who had been dragged from his horse and trampled to death. The Scots skinned his body. Wallace took a strip of the skin and wrapped it around the handle of his sword.
In the melee with the few English that remained, a tragedy befell the Scots. An English arrow managed to hit Andrew de Moray in the neck, causing a terrible wound from which he was not to
1296 to 1346
War of Independence, led by William Wallace, 1296-1305
The Battle of Stirling Bridge
(also known as the Battle of Cambuskenneth)
Background:
The most famous period of Scottish History is the late 12th to early 14th centuries, when Scotland fought battles to establish its independence from England. Two great heroes of the Wars of Independence were, Sir William Wallace, a commoner, and Robert the Bruce, who after great difficulties, was crowned king of Scotland.
England, under Edward I had brought both Wales and Ireland under its rule, and it wanted to expand its influence over Scotland. England 's first strategy for taking over Scotland was undone when, the …show more content…
The main crossing of this was Stirling Bridge, a hump-backed wooden bridge, only wide enough to take two mounted riders side-by-side. By guarding this bridge, as well as the Abbey Ford, leading to Cambuskenneth Abbey, downstream and the Drip Ford upstream, the garrison of 5000 English felt secure in the castle. On the northern side of the bridge lay The Causeway, which led to the Abbey Craig, a rocky hill with a south-facing cliff, 200 foot high. The English ordered more reinforcements to come to Stirling and their numbers were around …show more content…
He was too late. Sir Richard Lundie watched as Andrew de Moray carried out a reverse of the very tactic he had planned himself. Moray brought a contingent of Scots across the Drip Ford and started riding down on the English. It was then that the brave Sir John de Warrenne, Earl of Surrey, commander of the powerful English army, fled the field and rode to the safety of Berwick-upon-Tweed, more than 100 miles away.
Not long after the battle began there were many dead, some 100 English men on horseback, 300 Welsh archers and no less than 5000 foot soldiers lay dead around or in the River Forth. Among them Sir Hugh de Cressingham, who had been dragged from his horse and trampled to death. The Scots skinned his body. Wallace took a strip of the skin and wrapped it around the handle of his sword.
In the melee with the few English that remained, a tragedy befell the Scots. An English arrow managed to hit Andrew de Moray in the neck, causing a terrible wound from which he was not to