Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of William Wallace

Battles of William Wallace

Scottish knight and leading figure in the First War of Scottish Independence, 1270 to 1305

William Wallace is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1297 and 1304: 5 battles, all in present-day United Kingdom. Taken in date order, the sites lie 200 km apart end to end, 50 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Wars of Scottish Independence (3), First War of Scottish Independence (2).

Action at LanarkRaid of SconeBattle of Stirling BridgeBattle of FalkirkAction at HapprewAction at LanarkRaid of SconeBattle of Stirling BridgeBattle of FalkirkAction at HapprewGlasgowBelfastNewcastleMiddlesbroughAberdeenAyrInvernessDumfriesSunderlandGreenock100 km56.041N, 3.617W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1297: 3 engagements3 in 12971298: 1 engagements1304: 1 engagements12971304
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Action at Lanark, 1297Raid of Scone, 1297Battle of Stirling Bridge, 1297Battle of Falkirk, 1298Action at Happrew, 130412971304
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
April 1297Action at LanarkLanark, United KingdomScottish victory
1297Raid of SconeScone, United Kingdom87 km NScottish victory
11 September 1297Battle of Stirling BridgeStirling, United Kingdom47 km SWScottish victory
22 July 1298Battle of FalkirkFalkirk, United Kingdom19 km SEEnglish victory
1304Action at HapprewPeebles, United Kingdom47 km SEEnglish victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.