<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> First </Li> <Li> Second </Li> <Li> Third </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> First </Li> <Li> Second </Li> <Li> Third </Li> </Ul> <P> The Battle of Bannockburn (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Allt nam Bànag or Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Allt a' Bhonnaich) 24 June 1314 was a significant Scottish victory in the First War of Scottish Independence, and a landmark in Scottish history . </P> <P> Stirling Castle, a Scots royal fortress, occupied by the English, was under siege by the Scottish army . The English king, Edward II, assembled a formidable force to relieve it . This attempt failed, and his army was defeated in a pitched battle by a smaller army commanded by the King of Scots, Robert the Bruce . </P>

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