Battle of Falkirk

Battle of Falkirk
Part of the First War of Scottish Independence

Map of the battlefield
Date22 July 1298
Location
Falkirk, Scotland
55°59′15″N 3°45′36″W / 55.9875°N 3.7600°W / 55.9875; -3.7600
Result English victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of England
Commanders and leaders
Sir William Wallace
Sir John Stewart †
Macduff of Fife †
Sir John de Graham †		 King Edward I
Antony Bek
Strength

~6,000 men

  • 1,000 cavalry[1]
  • 5,000 infantry

~15,000 men[2]

  • 2,500 cavalry[3]
  • 12,500 infantry[2]
Casualties and losses
~2,000 killed[4] ~2,000 killed[5]

The Battle of Falkirk (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr na h-Eaglaise Brice; Scots: Battle o Fawkirk), on 22 July 1298, was one of the major battles in the First War of Scottish Independence. Led by King Edward I of England, the English army defeated the Scots, led by William Wallace. Shortly after the battle Wallace resigned as Guardian of Scotland.[6]

  1. ^ Barrow, G. W. S. Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland, 1976; and Fisher, Andrew (2002), William Wallace (2nd ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn, ISBN 1-84158-593-9
  2. ^ a b Battle of Falkirk – battlefieldstrust.com Archived 8 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Falkirk I – battlefieldstrust.com Archived 23 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Fisher, Andrew (2002), William Wallace (2nd ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn, ISBN 1-84158-593-9
  5. ^ Prestwich p. 481
  6. ^ Armstrong 2003, p. 80.
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