 :for the battle in 1746 see battle of falkirk muir.     the battle of falkirk, (blÃ r na h-eaglaise brice in gaelic) which took place on 22 july 1298, was one of the major battles in the first war of scottish independence. led by king edward i of england, the english army defeated the scots, led by william wallace. shortly after the battle wallace resigned as guardian of scotland. ==prelude== king edward i was campaigning against the french in flanders when he learned of the defeat of his northern army at the battle of stirling bridge. after concluding a truce with philip the fair, he returned to england in march 1298 and immediately began organising an army for his second invasion of scotland. as a preliminary step he moved the centre of government to york, where it was to remain for the next six years. a council-of-war was held in the city in april to finalise the details of the invasion. the scots magnates were all summoned to attend, and when none appeared they were all declared to be traitors. edward then ordered his army to assemble at roxburgh on 25 june. the force he gathered was impressive: over 2,000 men-at-arms (armoured cavalry) and 12,000 infantry receiving wages, though, after the manner of medieval armies there would have been many more serving without pay either as a statement of personal independence, forgiveness of debts to the crown, criminal pardons or just for adventure,paterson, raymond campbell for the lion:history of the scottish wars of independence john donald publishers ltd (29 august 1997) isbn 978-0-85976
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