William Wallace
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The Year of
The Battle of Stirling Bridge
In the spring of 1297, after his wife had been murdered by the Sheriff of Lanark, and a group of his supporters stole into the town late at night. Wallace made his way to the home of Hesilrig and gained revenge for the death of his beloved Marion. The g ....
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.... De Moray, along with patriots consisting mainly of the common people of Scotland charged down onto the field by Stirling bridge and flung themselves into "the mightiest army in christiandom." Against a force of 1,000 heavy cavalry and 50,000 foot soldiers, the volunteer Scottish Army fought and defeated the might of Edward Longshanks invading army. The Scots fought with home-made weapons; knives, axes; wooden spears. But they fought for the survival of their nation, a desire for freedom and ....
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