![]() ![]() Edward's attempt to raise the siege failed when he found his path blocked by a smaller army commanded by Bruce. The English summoned 25,000 infantry soldiers and 2,000 horses from England, Ireland and Wales against 6,000 Scottish soldiers, that Bruce had divided into three different contingents. King Edward assembled a formidable force of soldiers to relieve it – the largest army ever to invade Scotland. ![]() Stirling Castle, a Scots royal fortress occupied by the English, was under siege by the Scottish army. King Edward II invaded Scotland after Bruce demanded in 1313 that all supporters, still loyal to ousted Scottish king John Balliol, acknowledge Bruce as their king or lose their lands. ![]() For this reason, the Battle of Bannockburn is widely considered a landmark moment in Scottish history. It was decisive victory for Robert Bruce and formed a major turning point in the war, which ended 14 years later with the de jure restoration of Scottish independence under the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton. The Battle of Bannockburn ( Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Allt nam Bànag or Blàr Allt a' Bhonnaich) was fought on 23–24 June 1314, between the army of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, and the army of King Edward II of England, during the First War of Scottish Independence. ![]()
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