The following battles of the Scottish Wars of Independence are described and illustrated under this title:
Robert de Bruce strikes and kills Sir Henry de Bohun with his axe in single combat before the Battle of Bannockburn on 23rd June 1314: picture by John Hassall
The following battles of the Scottish Wars of Independence are described and illustrated under this title:
Battle of Stirling Bridge: The battle won by William Wallace over the English invaders on 11th September 1297.
Battle of Falkirk: King Edward I’s resounding defeat of William Wallace’s Scots army on 22nd July 1298.
Battle of Bannockburn: Robert the Bruce’s iconic victory of the Scots over the English fought on 23rd and 24th June 1314. Podcast of the Battle of Bannockburn.
Battle of Halidon Hill: The heavy defeat of the Scots outside Berwick on 19th July 1333 by the English army of King Edward III, one of the first uses of massed longbows by the English.