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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 ...
Siege of Stirling Castle (1337), unsuccessful siege by Andrew Murray; Siege of Stirling Castle (1314), successful Scottish siege of an English garrison preceding the battle of Bannockburn; Between 1571 and 1585, the castle was besieged three times by Scottish factions during the reign of James VI. [1] Siege of Stirling Castle (1651), successful ...
Siege of Stirling Castle: The English under Edward I capture Stirling Castle. 1304 Action at Earnside: Details are scarce, although it is the last action known to be fought by William Wallace. 1306 Battle of Methven: Robert the Bruce routed at Methven by Aymer de Valence. 1307 Battle of Glen Trool
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]
The Flores Historiarum claims that the Warwolf sent a single stone through two of the castle's walls in the course of the siege, "like an arrow flying through cloth". [4] Other sources, however, report that the weapon was only finished after the Scots had surrendered. [ 3 ]
This is a chronological list of the battles involving the Kingdom of Scotland, as well as battles involving Scotland in support of France as part of the "Auld Alliance" .
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