Ah yes - Bannockburn - where we let the Scots win for once to encourage a false sense of security!!!23/24 June 1314: Battle of Bannockburn
Sensational victory for Robert the Bruce and Scotland which effectively ended the First War of Scottish Independence. The battle features most prominent use of the schiltrom formation by the Scottish pikemen, the English knights fail to make an impression on the pikes without archers' support. With Edward II fleeing the battle turned into a rout, with devastating result for the English army.
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