Battle of Falkirk

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The Battle of Falkirk was a major 1298 clash in the First War of Scottish Independence in which English forces under King Edward I decisively defeated the Scottish army led by William Wallace.

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Battle of Falkirk canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
aftereffect resignation of William Wallace as Guardian of Scotland ⓘ
weakening of Scottish resistance ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Falkirk (1298) ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
casualties heavy Scottish casualties ⓘ
lighter English casualties ⓘ
combatant English army ⓘ
Scottish army ⓘ
commander Edward I of England ⓘ
Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln ⓘ
John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey ⓘ
Robert the Bruce (disputed involvement) ⓘ
linked to: Robert the Bruce

William Wallace ⓘ
commemoratedBy Falkirk Battlefield memorials ⓘ
conflict First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
date 22 July 1298 ⓘ
followedBy continued English occupation efforts in Scotland ⓘ
hasParticipant English infantry ⓘ
English knights ⓘ
Scottish infantry ⓘ
Scottish nobles and their retinues ⓘ
Welsh longbowmen in English service ⓘ
hasTopic Scottish independence movement ⓘ
medieval warfare ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late 13th century ⓘ
location Stirlingshire ⓘ
monarchInvolved Edward I of England ⓘ
notableFor defeat of forces led by William Wallace ⓘ
effective use of English longbow against infantry schiltrons ⓘ
opponentCommander Edward I of England ⓘ
William Wallace ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Scottish wars ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Scottish Wars

First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
place near Falkirk, Scotland ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Stirling Bridge ⓘ
region Central Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ
result English victory ⓘ
significance decisive English victory over Scottish forces ⓘ
major battle of the First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
tacticUsed English heavy cavalry charges ⓘ
English longbowmen ⓘ
Scottish schiltron formations ⓘ
year 1298 ⓘ

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William Wallace → battle → Battle of Falkirk ⓘ
Battle of Falkirk (1298) → hasAlias → Battle of Falkirk ⓘ
English longbowmen → notableBattle → Battle of Falkirk ⓘ