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The last stronghold of resistance to English rule was Stirling Castle. Armed with twelve siege engines, the English laid siege to the castle in April 1304. [2] For four months the castle was bombarded by lead balls (stripped from nearby church roofs), Greek fire, stone balls, and even some sort of gunpowder mixture. Edward I had sulphur and ...
There have been several sieges of Stirling Castle, a strategically important fortification in Stirling, Scotland. During the Wars of Scottish Independence. Siege of Stirling Castle (1299), successful Scottish siege of an English garrison; Siege of Stirling Castle (1304), successful English siege of a Scottish garrison
Stirling Castle, located in Stirling ... Edward's army arrived in April 1304, with at least 17 siege engines. [16] ... just to the south of the castle. ...
Edward I had captured most of Scotland by April 1304 and embarked upon a nineteen-week siege of the last significant uncaptured fortress at Stirling Castle using twelve siege engines which included the massive trebuchet called "Warwolf". Grey fought at the siege under the command of Henry de Beaumont. [8]
1304. February – John "Red" Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, negotiates a peace with England in the Wars of Scottish Independence at Strathord near Perth. March – Scottish Parliament submits to English rule. [1] 20 July – fall of Stirling Castle: Edward I takes the last rebel stronghold in the Wars of Scottish Independence. 1305
[citation needed] It was created in Scotland by order of Edward I of England, during the siege of Stirling Castle in 1304, as part of the Wars of Scottish Independence. A contemporary chronicle refers to it as une engine orrible. [2]