Ebook: Battle Story Bannockburn 1314

Cover; Title; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Timeline; Historical Background; The Armies; Before the Battle; The Battlefield; After the Battle; The Legacy; Orders of Battle; Further Reading; Copyright.;Bannockburn 1314 is the most celebrated battle between Scotland and England, in which a mere 7,000 followers of Robert the Bruce defeated more than 15,000 of Edward II's troops. The Battle of Bannockburn, fought over two days on 23 and 24 June 1314 by a small river crossing just south of Stirling, was a decisive victory for Robert, and secured for Scotland de facto independence from England. It was the greatest defeat the English would suffer throughout the Middle Ages, and a huge personal humiliation for Edward. Chris Brown's account recreates the campaign from the perspectives of both t.