Wallace positioned his men on higher ground, defensively, because he was greatly outnumbered. The four schiltrons were defended by Scottish archers and the archers were defended by the Scottish cavalry.

The English cavalry manoeuvred along both sides of the hill, capturing the Scottish cavalry by surprise. The Scottish cavalry that wasn't destroyed in the initial attack fled the battlefield. Then the more skilled English archers subdued the Scottish archers. Edward ordered a frontal cavalry charge at the four schiltrons, as you'd expect, it was unsuccessful.

Edward ordered his archers to move up, telling them to unleash a hail of arrows on the schiltrons. When gaps appeared in the schiltrons, the English cavalry quickly moved in and cut the Scottish spearmen from the inside. Seeing imminent defeat, William Wallace and his survivors escaped the battlefield, escaping in the Torwood forest.

7 years later, on August 23rd 1305, Wallace was executed for high treason, being hung, drawn and quartered.

	Created by Tyler Lowe about 7 years ago

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