Battle of Falkirk
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The Battle of Falkirk, on 22 July 1298, was one of the major battles in the First War of Scottish Independence. Led by King Edward I of England, the English army defeated the Scots, led by William Wallace. Shortly after the battle Wallace resigned as Guardian of Scotland.
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1298 Battle of Falkirk
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 875 | Battle of Dollar | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1297 | Battle of Stirling Bridge | battle, Kingdom of Scotland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1298 | Battle of Falkirk | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1304 | Siege of Stirling Castle | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1314 | Battle of Bannockburn | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1488 | Battle of Sauchieburn | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1526 | Battle of Linlithgow Bridge | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1645 | Battle of Kilsyth | battle, Covenanters, Confederate Ireland, Cavalier | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1648 | Battle of Stirling | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1650 | Battle of Hieton | battle, Commonwealth of England | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1651 | Battle of Inverkeithing | battle, Kingdom of Scotland, Commonwealth of England | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1679 | Battle of Bothwell Bridge | battle, ballad, musical work/composition | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1715 | Skirmish of Dunfermline | skirmish | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1715 | Battle of Sheriffmuir | Kingdom of Great Britain, battle, Jacobitism | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1746 | Siege of Stirling Castle | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1746 | Battle of Falkirk Muir | Kingdom of Great Britain, battle, Jacobitism | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | Braefoot Point Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Charles Hill, Monks' Cave storehouse, military camp and battery | artillery battery, military base | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Crombie anti-aircraft battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Dalmeny Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Downing Point, battery and camp 100m S of 22 The Inches | artillery battery, military base | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Drumbowie Farm anti-aircraft battery | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Hound Point Battery, 150m W of Fishery Cottage | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Stirling Castle, Grand Battery, Kitchen Range | artillery battery, kitchen | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1914 | Downing Point Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1915 | Braefoot Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | 33 East Port, Dunfermline | air-raid shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Air raid shelter, Haugh Street, Falkirk | air-raid shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Burgh Chambers, 15 Seaview Place, Bo'Ness | air-raid shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Central Regional Council - Emergency Headquarters | civil defense center | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Craigiehall Anti-Aircraft Operations Room | command center, bunker, blockhouse | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Edinburgh Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters | Royal Observer Corps, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Falkirk Civil Defence Headquarters | civil defense center, Falkirk Council | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Kirknewton Regional War Room | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | South Queensferry Air Raid Shelter | air-raid shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Alloa Tower | country house, National Trust for Scotland, tower house | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Blackness Castle | Historic Environment Scotland, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Cadzow Castle | archaeological site, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Cairns Castle | tower house | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Castle Campbell | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Clackmannan Tower | tower house | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Dalzell House | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Dundas Castle | tower house | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Dunfermline Palace | Historic Environment Scotland, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Lennox Castle | country house, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Lennox Castle | castle, former hospital | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Linlithgow Palace | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Midhope Castle | tower house | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Old Dunimarle Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Sauchie Tower | tower house, house | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Stirling Castle | Historic Environment Scotland, tourist attraction, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1500 | Niddry Castle | tower house | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2017 | Military Museum Scotland | military museum | Wikidata |
| commons | image | The Bishop of Durham's Charge at Falkirk | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Falkirk1298(2) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Falkirk1298(1) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 208 of '(The Pictorial History of Scotland ... A.D. 79-1746. By J. Taylor, assisted by Professor Lindsay, Professor Eadie, J. Anderson, G. Macdonald, and other contributors.)' (11170063244) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The Falkirk Roll of Arms - Panel 2 - La Batayle le Eveske de Dureme | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The Falkirk Roll of Arms - Panel 3 - La Bataille le Roy | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The Falkirk Roll of Arms - Panel 4 - La Quarte Bataille | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The Falkirk Roll of Arms - Panel 1 - La Vaunt Garde | Commons | ||





