Battle of Stirling Bridge

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Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in the Anglo-Scottish Wars of 1290-1388. Result: The Scots defeated the English at Stirling Bridge.

Following Edward I’s invasion of Scotland in 1296, disaffected Scots flocked to the banner of William Wallace. The English army, commanded by John de Warenne, earl of Surrey, and Hugh Cressingham, marched northward to meet the threat. On September 11, the two armies met near Stirling, Scotland. Although Wallace’s peasant army was numerically inferior, he did have the advantage of high ground. Arrayed in...

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