The old stone bridge over the River Forth at Stirling, with the Wallace Monument on the hill behind; the wooden bridge of 1297 stood close to this spotImage: Janfrie1988 · Public domainWilliam Wallace and Andrew Moray beat the English at Stirling Bridge
In 1296 Edward I of England invaded Scotland, deposed its king, John Balliol, and carried off the Stone of Destiny on which Scottish kings were crowned. Within a year risings had broken out across the country. In the south-west William Wallace, a younger son of a minor landowner, led one; in the north Andrew Moray, heir to a powerful family, led another. By the late summer of 1297 they had joined forces and held the line of the River Forth near Stirling, the gateway to the north. On 11 September 1297 an English army under the Earl of Surrey began to cross the Forth by a narrow wooden bridge, so narrow that only two horsemen could ride over side by side. Wallace and Moray waited on the high ground until about half the English were across, then charged down and seized the end of the bridge. Those who had crossed were cut off and many were killed or drowned in the river, and the rest of the army fell back. Moray died of his wounds within weeks, while Wallace was knighted and made Guardian of Scotland.
Source: Britannica: Battle of Stirling Bridge ↗
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