Battle of Falkirk

Battle of Falkirk
	Part of the First War of Scottish Independence
	File:The Bishop of Durham's Charge at Falkirk.jpg; A British illustration of Antony Bek's charge
Date	22 July 1298
Location	Falkirk, Scotland
Result	English victory
Belligerents
File:Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Kingdom of Scotland	File:Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England File:Coat of Arms of the Bishopric of Durham.svg County Palatine of Durham;
Commanders and leaders
File:WallaceSeal.png William Wallace; File:Arms of John Stewart of Bonkyll (d. 1298).svg John of Bonkyll †; John de Graeme †; Macduff of Fife †	File:Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Edward I of England; File:Coat of Arms of the Bishopric of Durham.svg Antony Bek
Strength
6,000 men 1,000 cavalry; 5,000 infantry;	15,000 men 2,500 cavalry; 12,500 infantry;
Casualties and losses
Around 2,000 killed	2,000 killed

The Battle of Falkirk (Blàr na h-Eaglaise Brice in Scottish Gaelic) was a battle that occurred on the 22nd of July 1298. It is considered one of the major (most important) battles of the First Scottish War of Independence. In it, the English Army beat the Scottish Army.

References[change]

↑ Barrow, G. W. S. Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland, 1976 and Fisher, Andrew (2002), William Wallace (2nd ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn, ISBN 1-84158-593-9
↑ ^{Jump up to: 2.0} ^2.1 UK. Battlefields, Battle of Falkirk
↑ UK. Battlefields, Falkirk I
↑ Fisher, Andrew (2002), William Wallace (2nd ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn, ISBN 1-84158-593-9
↑ Prestwich p. 481

[1] Barrow, G. W. S. Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland, 1976 and Fisher, Andrew (2002), William Wallace (2nd ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn, ISBN 1-84158-593-9

[Stone-2] {Jump up to: 2.0} ^2.1 UK. Battlefields, Battle of Falkirk

[Stone-2-3] UK. Battlefields, Falkirk I

[4] Fisher, Andrew (2002), William Wallace (2nd ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn, ISBN 1-84158-593-9

[Prestwich_p.481-5] Prestwich p. 481

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