Battle of Falkirk

Battle of Falkirk
	Part of the First War of Scottish Independence
	; A British illustration of Antony Bek's charge
Date	22 July 1298
Location	Falkirk, Scotland
Result	English victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Scotland	Kingdom of England County Palatine of Durham;
Commanders and leaders
William Wallace; John of Bonkyll †; John de Graeme †; Macduff of Fife †	Edward I of England; Antony Bek
Strength
6,000 men 1,000 cavalry; 5,000 infantry;	15,000 men 2,500 cavalry; 12,500 infantry;
Casualties and losses
Around 2,000 killed	2,000 killed

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

[1] 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

[Stone-2] 2.0 ^2.1 UK. Battlefields, Battle of Falkirk

[Stone-2-3] UK. Battlefields, Falkirk I

[4] Fisher, Andrew (2002), William Wallace (2nd ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn, ISBN 1-84158-593-9

[Prestwich_p.481-5] Prestwich p. 481

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