Battle of Stirling Bridge

Battle of Stirling Bridge

Part of the First War of Scottish Independence

A Victorian depiction of the battle. The bridge collapse suggests that the artist has been influenced by Blind Harry's account.

Date	11 September 1297
Location	Stirling Bridge, Stirling, Scotland 56°07′48″N 3°56′06″W / 56.130°N 3.935°W / 56.130; -3.935
Result	Scottish victory

Belligerents

Commanders and leaders

William Wallace
Andrew de Moray (DOW)

Earl of Surrey
Hugh de Cressingham †

Strength

5,300 to 6,300 men

~300 cavalry
~5,000 to 6,000 infantry

9,000 men

~2,000 cavalry
~7,000 infantry

Casualties and losses

Unknown

100 cavalry killed
5,000 infantry killed

Registered battlefield

Designated

30 November 2011

Reference no.

Location within Scotland

First War
of Scottish Independence

1296

1297–1304

1306–1314

Ireland (1315–1318)

Invasion of Ireland
- Moiry Pass
- Connor
- Kells
- Skerries
- Faughart

1315–1327

Treaties

The Battle of Stirling Bridge (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Drochaid Shruighlea) was fought during the First War of Scottish Independence. On 11 September 1297, the forces of Andrew Moray and William Wallace defeated the combined English forces of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, and Hugh de Cressingham near Stirling, on the River Forth.