Review: Famous Scottish Victory Captured
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 12, 2014
On September 11, 1297, the English army of Edward I was beaten by a Scottish army commanded by Andrew Murray and William Wallace, of Braveheart fame, at the Battle of Stirling Bridge on the River Forth in Stirling, Scotland. This singular event retained Scottish independence from the English.This short historical account by Decisive Days. com. captures the atmosphere and strategy of the battle perfectly. This historical group has a series of short histories of famous battles on Kindle..At only 26 pages, it is a quick but satisfying read. The brutality of the battle is explained in detail. The English commander is killed in the battle and his skin flayed from his corpse. Wallace makes a belt from his flesh. Grim stuff, but typical of the brutality of the times. The English were guilty of many crimes of rape, torture and brutality against the Scots.An interesting bonus item is a description of the Scottish claymore or large broadsword wielded by Wallace. Wallace was later betrayed and captured by the English. He was tortured and executed in London by King Edward I, known as Edward Longshamks. But he remains a hero in Scotland to this day for his fight against tyranny.Robert the Bruce later defeated the English again at the Battle of Bannockburn to consolidate Scottish independence and he became King of Scotland.Interesting enough, later this year the Scots will vote in a referendum on whether to pull out of the United Kingdom with England and become independent again. Perhaps the spirit of Wallace and the Bruce will be with them.