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Battle of Stirling Bridge
A battle of the First War of Scottish Independence.
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Date:
11 September 1297
Location:
Stirling Bridge, Stirling, Scotland
Result
Decisive Scottish victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Scotland
- Strength 2,300 men
- ~300 cavalry
- ~2,000 infantry
- Commanders and leaders
- Sir William Wallace
- Andrew de Moray †
- Grahame of Dundaff
- Ramsay of Dalhousie
- Casualties and losses Unknown
- Captives
Kingdom of England
- Strength 9000 - 13000
- ~1,000 – 3,000 cavalry
- ~8,000 – 10,000 infantry
- Commanders and leaders
- John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey
- Hugh de Cressingham † (King Edward's treasurer in Scotland)
- Sir Richard Lundie/Lunday
- Sir Marmaduke Twenge
- Casualties and losses 100 Cavalry Killed; 5000 infantry killed
- Hugh de Cressingham†
- Captives
Causes
Overview
Aftermath
Notable connections
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stirling_Bridge
- James Stewart, the High Steward of Scotland, and
- Malcolm, Earl of Lennox, whose forces had been part of Surrey's army, observing the carnage to the north of the bridge, withdrew.
Philip Warner - in Famous Scottish Battles, p50 -
"Among the English were a number of Scottish barons who had entered English Service when Balliol was king. They were better horsed and equipped than any of Wallace's knights, but their hearts were not as resolute."
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References, Sources and Further Reading
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stirling_Bridge
- Scotland - The History of a Nation by Magnus Magnusson