Battle of Falkirk | |||||||
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Part of the First War of Scottish Independence | |||||||
![]() A British illustration of Antony Bek's charge | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() ![]() John de Graeme † Macduff of Fife † |
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Strength | |||||||
6,000 men |
15,000 men[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Around 2,000 killed[4] | 2,000 killed[5] |
The Battle of Falkirk (Blàr na h-Eaglaise Brice in Scottish Gaelic) was a battle that occurred on the 22nd of July 1298. It is considered one of the major (most important) battles of the First Scottish War of Independence. In it,the English Army beat the Scottish Army.