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Stirling Bridge, Battle of

Years: 1297 - 1297

The Battle of Stirling Bridge is a battle of the First War of Scottish Independence.

On September 11, 1297, the forces of Andrew de Moray and William Wallace defeat the combined English forces of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, and Hugh de Cressingham near Stirling, on the River Forth.

“The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward...This is not a philosophical or political argument—any oculist will tell you this is true. The wider the span, the longer the continuity, the greater is the sense of duty in individual men and women, each contributing their brief life's work to the preservation..."

― Winston S. Churchill, Speech (March 2, 1944)