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Battle of Falkirk
On 22 July 1298, English King Edward I personally led a large army to defeat the Scottish forces commanded by Guardian William Wallace near Falkirk.
Timeline
- 1298Outskirts of Falkirk · FalkirkEdward I led about 15,000 English troops in pursuit of Wallace; the Scottish army held favorable ground with pike squares, numbering about ten thousand, but was weak in cavalry and some nobles were absent from the battle.
- 1298Battlefield of Falkirk · FalkirkEnglish longbowmen suppressed the Scottish pikemen with dense volleys of arrows, after which heavy cavalry charged into the gaps; the Scottish infantry squares collapsed, Wallace retreated with the remnants, and most of the Scottish noble cavalry did not fight or withdrew early.
Sources
- Battle of Falkirk https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Falkirk
- Edward I and the Governance of England, 1272-1307 — W. Mark Ormrod (2020)