Stirling Bridge and Falkirk 1297–98

William Wallace’s rebellion

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Stirling Bridge and Falkirk 1297–98

William Wallace’s rebellion

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A slim, illustrated volume on the two key battles of William Wallace, the legendary Scottish rebel.

The death of the last of the Scottish royal house of Canmore in 1290 triggered a succession crisis. Attempts to undermine Scottish independence by King Edward I of England sparked open rebellion culminating in an English defeat at the hands of William Wallace at Stirling Bridge in 1297. Edward gathered an army, marched north and at Falkirk on 22 July 1298 he brought Wallace's army to battle. Amid accusations of treachery, Wallace's spearmen were slaughtered by Edward's longbowmen, then charged by the English cavalry and almost annihilated.

Complete with illustrations, including bird's eye view maps of each battle, Peter Armstrong details the events up until Wallace was captured and executed in 1305, and demonstrates that the flame of rebellion he had ignited could not be extinguished.

Table of Contents

Origins of the Campaign
Chronology
Opposing Commanders
Opposing Armies
The Campaign of 1297
The Battle of Stirling Bridge
The Aftermath of Stirling Bridge
The Campaign of 1298
The Battle of Falkirk
The Aftermath of Falkirk
Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published 20 Sep 2012
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781782004202
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 76 b/w; 32 col
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 117
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Peter Armstrong

Peter Armstrong went to Keswick School after which…

Illustrator

Angus McBride

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