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Bannockburn, Battle of
Bannockburn, Battle of (24 June 1314) A major battle fought between
EDWARD II of England and
ROBERT I (THE BRUCE) at Bannockburn, about 4.5 km (2 miles) from Stirling in Scotland. Edward's large invading army, perhaps 20,000 strong, was outmanoevred and forced into the Bannock burn (or river) and adjacent marshes; it was a disastrous defeat for the English, and Edward was lucky to be able to flee to safety.
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Small village could win big How Bannockburn might land Boeing.(News)
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Bannockburn Garden Club turns 75
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Bannockburn joins Route 22 fray
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Bannockburn voters face rare choice
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Bannockburn, Battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Bannockburn, Battle of (24 June 1314) A major battle fought between EDWARD II of England and ROBERT I (THE BRUCE) at Bannockburn, about 4.5 km (2 miles) from Stirling in Scotland. Edward's large invading army, perhaps 20,000 strong...
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Bannockburn
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Bannockburn Town and moor in central Scotland, scene of a Scottish victory over the English in 1314. The English army of Edward II , advancing...
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Bannockburn, battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Bannockburn, battle of, 1314. Early in 1314 Edward II assembled a large army to restore his crumbling authority in Scotland and to relieve...
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Battle of Bannockburn
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Battle of Bannockburn a battle which took place near Stirling in central Scotland in 1314, in which the English army of Edward II, advancing to break...
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Edward II
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
...government was discredited by the defeat by the Scots at Bannockburn in 1314. That placed the earl of Lancaster in a dominant...king. The earl of Gloucester had been a notable casualty at Bannockburn. He left three sisters, and the competition between their...
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