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Powerpoint for S1 (12 year olds), to be used with a question sheet etc. http://theramblingroom.blogspot.com/
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The Battle of Stirling Bridge
1st September
Lesson aim:
• Discuss the Battle of Stirling Bridge!!
The Facts
• When? 11th December 1297
• Where? Stirling Bridge, Stirlingshire.
• Who?5,000 Scotsmen led by William Wallace
vs. 12,000 English trained soldiers led by John de Warenne
Wallace’s army was mainly infantry (soldiers on foot) with spears.
The English army had knights (men on horseback with armour).
1 Wallace’s army is standing on a hill, so they have a good view
over the ‘battlefield’.
Edward’s Army
Wallace’s Army
2The English begin to move across the narrow bridge.
Edward’s Army
Wallace’s Army
3Finally, more than half the English army has crossed the bridge.
Edward’s Army
Wallace’s Army
4Wallace’s men begin to rush down the hill.
Edward’s Army
Wallace’s Army
5The Scots trap the Englishmen in the bend of the river…
Edward’s Army
Wallace’s Army
What do you think happened next?
After the Battle…
Wallace went to the north of England – he and his men burnt around 715 villages, murdering innocent people.
Wallace encouraged European traders to come back to Scotland – he promised it was safe.
The myth of English power, that their army was too powerful to overcome, was destroyed.
EDWARD WAS HUMILIATED (ashamed) AND NOW DETERMINED TO CRUSH THE SCOTS.
The Wallace Monument, 1869