PPT-Bannockburn

June 24 1314 Strategic Context Edward I of England defeats William Wallace at the Battle of Falkirk in 1298 crushing the Scottish uprising and annexing Scotland In 1306 the Scottish rebel under the leadership of Robert Bruce soon to be Robert I of Scotland By 1314 Bruce commands virtually all of Scotland and is poised to capture Stirling Castle one of few remaining English strong points in Scotland Edward II of England leads an army north to relieve the Stirling garrison but is blocked by Bruces army along the Bannock Burn The heavy cavalry of the English vanguard attempt to outflank the Scots but are repulsed the repulse of their knights and defeat of a famed English knight in a duel against Bruce demoralize the English in the first day of combat Bruce decides to attack the next day when he learns Edward is bivouacking his army on soggy ground hemmed in between the Bannock Burn and Pelstream rivers both at high tide. Strategic Context. Edward I of England defeats William Wallace at the Battle of Falkirk in 1298, crushing the Scottish uprising and annexing Scotland. In 1306, the Scottish rebel under the leadership of Robert Bruce, soon to be Robert I of Scotland. By 1314, Bruce commands virtually all of Scotland and is poised to capture Stirling Castle, one of few remaining English strong points in Scotland. Edward II of England leads an army north to relieve the Stirling garrison, but is blocked by Bruce’s army along the Bannock Burn. The heavy cavalry of the English vanguard attempt to outflank the Scots but are repulsed; the repulse of their knights and defeat of a famed English knight in a duel against Bruce demoralize the English in the first day of combat. Bruce decides to attack the next day when he learns Edward is bivouacking his army on soggy ground, hemmed in between the Bannock Burn and Pelstream rivers, both at high tide..