The Battle of Stirling Bridge

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The Battle of Stirling Bridge
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11th September 1297

• Edwards forces marched from Berwick to Stirling
  to meet Wallace
• Wallace marched his army north to the river Forth
  at Stirling to meet the English

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COMPARING ARMIES
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TACTICS

• The Scots fought on foot and formed great circles
  of spearmen called schiltrons
• The spears were twelve foot long and they also
  fought with daggers, swords and shields
• The English were ordered to cross the bridge
• Wallace allowed some of the English across before
  attacking
• Wallace waited until the bridge was full and
  attacked
• The English were driven back and collided with
  their own men

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Activity

• Read P40 and P41
• Describe what happened at Stirling Bridge (4)

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The result of the Battle

• English losses were huge
• English Army fled
• Hugh de Cressingham was killed
• Andrew Murray died later
• In 1298 Wallace was knighted and appointed
  Guardian of the Realm of Scotland and Commander
  of its army
• Wallace made sure that a Scottish Bishop was put
  in place in St. Andrews (Lamberton)
• Wallace wrote to foreign traders to invite them
  to trade again with Scotland

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• The merchants of hamburg and lubeck in Germany
  wrote
• may have a safe access to all parts of the
  kingdom of scotland with their merchandise
  because the kingdom of scotland, thanks to god,
  is recovered from the power of the English.

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William Wallace was knighted
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What happened to the body of Cressingham?
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Blockbusters

• You will be given 5 minutes to revise the battle
  of Stirling Bridge and Wallaces life

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Activity

• Find out what happened at Falkirk and complete
  the quiz
• http//www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishhistory/middl
  eages/warsindependence/William_Wallace/index.asp