Bannockburn, Battle of

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• Bannockburn, Battle of — (June 23–24, 1314) Decisive battle in Scottish history, at which the Scots under Robert the Bruce (later Robert I) defeated the English under Edward II. The Scots were outnumbered three to one by the English soldiers, but they triumphed through… …   Universalium

• Bannockburn — /ban euhk berrn , ban euhk berrn /, n. a village in central Scotland: site of the victory (1314) of the Scots under Robert the Bruce over the English, which assured the independence of Scotland. * * * ▪ Scotland, United Kingdom       town,… …   Universalium

• battle — battle1 battler, n. /bat l/, n., v., battled, battling. n. 1. a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces: the battle of Waterloo. 2. participation in such hostile encounters or engagements: wounds received in battle. 3. a… …   Universalium

• Battle of Old Byland — Part of First War of Scottish Independence Date 14 October 1322 Location Scawton Moor, Yorkshire, England …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Dupplin Moor — Part of the Second War of Scottish Independence Date 10 August–11 August 1332 Location Dupplin Moor, Scone, Perthshire Result …   Wikipedia

• Bannockburn —    BANNOCKBURN, lately a quoad sacra parish, including the village of Bannockburn, in the parish of St. Ninian s, county of Stirling; containing 3176 inhabitants, of whom 2206 are in the village, 2 miles (S. S. E.) from Stirling, on the road to… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

• Bannockburn — prop. n. A battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bannockburn — [ban′ək bʉrn΄] town in central Scotland: site of a battle (1314) in which the Scots under Robert Bruce defeated a much larger English force led by Edward II, thereby securing Scottish independence …   English World dictionary

• Bannockburn — Battle of The battle near Stirling, 23 June 1314, where the English, commanded by Edward II, was defeated by Robert Bruce, king of Scotland. The English set out to relieve Stirling castle, but the English cavalry, met by the Scots in the Forth… …   Medieval glossary

• Battle of Bannockburn — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Bannockburn partof=the First War of Scottish Independence caption=A depiction of the battle from the Holkham Bible (1327 35) date=23 June – 24 June 1314 place=Bannockburn, south of Stirling, Scotland… …   Wikipedia