Part 2 - What really happened at the Battle of Stirling Bridge? William Wallace - Scotland's greatest hero. But who was he really? And where did he come from? . . . . . #visitscotland #history #scottishhistory #scottishtravel #scottishadventures #scotlandunplugged #scotland #williamwallace #robertthebruce #freedom The National Wallace Monument #stirling | Scotland Unplugged

In 1297, At the Battle of Stirling Bridge, Andrew de Moray led Scotland to a famous victory on the battlefield. William Wallace also led. Switch the names to see why Andre de Moray is The Forgotten Braveheart. | Walkingbonniescotland

REMEMBERING THE BATTLE OF STIRLING BRIDGE The Battle of Stirling bridge 1297 Commemoration today Tell your commander", Wallace replied, "that we are not here to make peace but to do battle to defend ourselves and liberate our kingdom. Let them come and we shall prove this in their very beards." 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳

The Battle of Stirling Bridge, fought on September 11, 1297, marked a pivotal moment in Scotland’s fight for independence. At the time, Scotland was under English control, ruled by King Edward I. The Scots, led by the determined William Wallace and Andrew Moray, were rising in rebellion. Wallace, a former commoner, had become a symbol of resistance against English oppression. The English army, commanded by Sir Hugh de Cressingham and the Earl of Surrey, was far larger than the Scottish forces. C