The+Battle+of+Stirling+Bridge

=The Battle of Stirling Bridge= It was the Scots vs. the English in this bloody battle for Scotland at the Stirling Bridge in 1297. The English were led by Edward I, and the Scots were led by William Wallace. While Edward I’s English troops were vast compared to William Wallace’s much smaller army, the Scots had a homeland to fight for and they weren’t going to let their rivals take it without a fight. They set a trap that thinned out the English military and took them on in groups. The English that survived the Scottish onslaught fled. The Scots were victorious.

The Scots had hope of winning a war against the vicious and almost undefeated English army - the army that wanted control of their land. William Wallace became the face of this fight and inspired more and more people to join their clash with the English. After many more battles - won and lost - the Scots won the war and maintained their status as an independent nation.

By: Brianne Phillips