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Battle of Stirling Bridge
Part of the First War of Scottish Independence

Stirling Bridge seen by drone
Date11 September 1297
Location
Stirling Bridge, Stirling, Scotland
56°07′48″N 3°56′06″W / 56.130°N 3.935°W / 56.130; -3.935
Result Scottish victory
Belligerents
Scotland England
Commanders and leaders
William Wallace
Andrew de Moray (DOW)
John de Warrenne
Hugh de Cressingham 
Strength

5,300 to 6,300 men

  • ~300 cavalry
  • ~5,000 to 6,000 infantry[1]

9,000 men

  • ~2,000 cavalry[1]
  • ~7,000 infantry[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown

100 cavalry killed[2]

5,000 infantry killed[2]
Registered battlefield
Designated30 November 2011
Reference no.BTL28
Battle of Stirling Bridge is located in Scotland
Battle of Stirling Bridge
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Location within Scotland

The Battle of Stirling Bridge (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Drochaid Shruighlea) was fought during the First War of Scottish Independence. On 11 September 1297, the forces of Andrew Moray and William Wallace defeated the combined English forces of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, and Hugh de Cressingham near Stirling, on the River Forth.

  1. ^ a b c BBC History Magazine July 2014, pp. 24–25
  2. ^ a b Cowan, Edward J., The Wallace Book, 2007, John Donald, ISBN 0-85976-652-7, 978-0-85976-652-4, p. 69

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