Battle of Stirling Bridge

Battle of Stirling Bridge
Part of the First War of Scottish Independence
Stirling Bridge seen by drone
Date 11 September 1297 Location Stirling Bridge, Stirling, Scotland 56°07′48″N 3°56′06″W / 56.130°N 3.935°W / 56.130; -3.935 Result Scottish victory
Belligerents
Scotland	England
Commanders and leaders
William Wallace Andrew de Moray (DOW)	John de Warrenne Hugh de Cressingham †
Strength
5,300 to 6,300 men ~300 cavalry ~5,000 to 6,000 infantry[1]	9,000 men ~2,000 cavalry[1] ~7,000 infantry[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	100 cavalry killed[2] 5,000 infantry killed[2]
Registered battlefield
Designated	30 November 2011
Reference no.	BTL28
class=notpageimage| Location within Scotland

The Battle of Stirling Bridge (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Drochaid Shruighlea) was fought during the First War of Scottish Independence. On 11 September 1297, the forces of Andrew Moray and William Wallace defeated the combined English forces of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, and Hugh de Cressingham near Stirling, on the River Forth.