Battle of Falkirk
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Battle of Falkirk | |||||||
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Part of the First War of Scottish Independence | |||||||
A British illustration of Antony Bek's charge | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of Scotland | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
William Wallace John of Bonkyll † John de Graeme † Macduff of Fife † |
Edward I of England Antony Bek | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
6,000 men |
15,000 men[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Around 2,000 killed[4] | 2,000 killed[5] |
The Battle of Falkirk (Blàr na h-Eaglaise Brice in Scottish Gaelic) was a battle that occurred on the 22nd of July 1298. It is considered one of the major (most important) battles of the First Scottish War of Independence. In it,the English Army beat the Scottish Army.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Barrow, G. W. S. Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland, 1976 and Fisher, Andrew (2002), William Wallace (2nd ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn, ISBN 1-84158-593-9
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 UK. Battlefields, Battle of Falkirk
- ↑ UK. Battlefields, Falkirk I
- ↑ Fisher, Andrew (2002), William Wallace (2nd ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn, ISBN 1-84158-593-9
- ↑ Prestwich p. 481