Raid of Scone
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After William Wallace
defeated the English at Loudoun Hill, he joined forces with William Douglas the Hardy
and led a raid on the city of Scone. He and his men forced William Ormesby, the justiciar
to flee, and they took control. After this, Douglas was captured. But Wallace continued to capture land for Scotland, and then moved on to win the Battle of Stirling Bridge
.
William Wallace
Sir William Wallace was a Scottish knight and landowner who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence....
defeated the English at Loudoun Hill, he joined forces with William Douglas the Hardy
William Douglas the Hardy
Sir William Douglas "le Hardi" , Lord of Douglas was a Scottish nobleman and warlord.- Early life :...
and led a raid on the city of Scone. He and his men forced William Ormesby, the justiciar
Justiciar
In medieval England and Ireland the Chief Justiciar was roughly equivalent to a modern Prime Minister as the monarch's chief minister. Similar positions existed on the Continent, particularly in Norman Italy. The term is the English form of the medieval Latin justiciarius or justitiarius In...
to flee, and they took control. After this, Douglas was captured. But Wallace continued to capture land for Scotland, and then moved on to win the Battle of Stirling Bridge
Battle of Stirling Bridge
The Battle of Stirling Bridge was a battle of the First War of Scottish Independence. On 11 September 1297, the forces of Andrew Moray and William Wallace defeated the combined English forces of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey and Hugh de Cressingham near Stirling, on the River Forth.-The main...
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