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The Battle of Stirling Bridge Education Scotland斯特灵省苏格兰桥战役

The Battle of Stirling Bridge A very real battle Forget what you’ve seen in films - that’s fiction! This battle has no glorious charge of knights, no long pikes or spears and doesn’t take place on an empty field. However, the ‘real’ battle of Stirling Bridge is vastly important. It proved to a demoralised Scottish nation that an English army could be defeated. The importance of Stirling Look at the map. If an army marches north into the heartlands of Scotland, they need to pass by Stirling Castle. Why? It’s the easiest and cheapest route. March to the west? An army can’t march up the west coast of Scotland. First of all, it’s very barren, ie no food. The region is mountainous. There are rivers to cross, eg the Clyde, presenting a formidable obstacle. March to the east Equally, it is as difficult to march up the eastern coast of Scotland. The land is blocked by the Firth of Forth. The river Forth is only passable by ferry, which is too slow and too dangerous to do with an army. The only real crossing of the river Forth is at Stirling Bridge. Stirling Castle Stirling Castle was an almost impregnable fortress. Wallace and Murray had no hope of capturing the castle. Their only hope was to starve the defenders out. But first they had to win the battle. Wallace and Murray’s plan As plans go it’s actually very simple. The Scottish army will wait on a hill across the river bank. The English will expect the Scots to wait until they finish crossing the bridge before they attack – the chivalrous thing to do. The plan (continued) Wallace and Murray had no intention of being chivalrous. As soon as the English were half-way across they charged into combat. The battle was actually fought on the bridge. A bloody battle The picture here is an artist’s impression of the battle. It accurately portrays the narrow battlefield of the bridge. This made the numerical superiority of the English useless. .uk/index/stirling/historytimeline/wars_of_independence/ba

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