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Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle: King Edward I of England takes the stronghold using the War Wolf.
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Wars of Scottish Independence
War of national liberation between Scotland and England
The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns fought between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England in the late 13th and 14th centuries. The wars were part of a great crisis for Scotland, and the period became one of the most defining times in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Siege of Stirling Castle (1304)
Event in the First War of Scottish Independence
After the Battle of Falkirk in 1298, it took Edward I six years to gain full control of Scotland. The last stronghold of resistance to English rule was Stirling Castle. Armed with twelve siege engines, the English laid siege to the castle in April 1304. For four months the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Edward I of England
King of England from 1272 to 1307
Edward I, also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 1254 to 1306 ruled Gascony as Duke of Aquitaine in his capacity as a vassal of the French king. Before his accession to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Warwolf
Trebuchet used by English forces during the Wars of Scottish Independence
The Warwolf, also known as the Loup-de-Guerre or Ludgar, is believed to have been the largest trebuchet ever made. It was created in Scotland by order of Edward I of England, during the siege of Stirling Castle in 1304, as part of the Wars of Scottish Independence. A…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)