The Battle of Bannockburn, 24 June 1413
From an original engraving Cassell's history of England circa 1898. Info from wiki: The Battle of Bannockburn (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Allt nam Bànag, often mistakenly called Blàr Allt a' Bhonnaich; 24 June 1314) was a significant Scottish victory in the First War of Scottish Independence, and a landmark in Scottish history. Stirling Castle, a Scots royal fortress, occupied by the English, was under siege by the Scottish army. The English king, Edward II, assembled a formidable force to relieve it. This attempt failed, and his army was defeated in a pitched battle by a smaller army commanded by the King of Scots, Robert the Bruce. The defeat of the English opened up the north of England to Scottish raids[10] and allowed the Scottish invasion of Ireland.[24] These finally led, after the failure of the Declaration of Arbroath to reach this end by diplomatic means, to the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton.[24] Under the treaty the English Crown recognised the full independence of the Kingdom of Scotland, and acknowledged Robert the Bruce, and his heirs and successors, as the rightful rulers.
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