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    1. Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, led Scottish resistance against English King Edward II's attempt to rule Scotland and formed a large Scottish army that attacked Stirling Castle. 2. The two armies met at Bannockburn in June 1314, where the English longbowmen were initially effective against the fewer Scottish bowmen. However, Robert the Bruce had prepared for this by ordering his cavalry to chase the English bowmen from the battlefield. 3. As the English knights advanced, the Scots had placed spikes and dug holes to discourage the English cavalry, and the English forces began to lose morale and fight poorly as a result.

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    1. Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, led Scottish resistance against English King Edward II's attempt to rule Scotland and formed a large Scottish army that attacked Stirling Castle. 2. The two armies met at Bannockburn in June 1314, where the English longbowmen were initially effective against the fewer Scottish bowmen. However, Robert the Bruce had prepared for this by ordering his cavalry to chase the English bowmen from the battlefield. 3. As the English knights advanced, the Scots had placed spikes and dug holes to discourage the English cavalry, and the English forces began to lose morale and fight poorly as a result.

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    1. Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, led Scottish resistance against English King Edward II's attempt to rule Scotland and formed a large Scottish army that attacked Stirling Castle. 2. The two armies met at Bannockburn in June 1314, where the English longbowmen were initially effective against the fewer Scottish bowmen. However, Robert the Bruce had prepared for this by ordering his cavalry to chase the English bowmen from the battlefield. 3. As the English knights advanced, the Scots had placed spikes and dug holes to discourage the English cavalry, and the English forces began to lose morale and fight poorly as a result.

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    1. Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, led Scottish resistance against English King Edward II's attempt to rule Scotland and formed a large Scottish army that attacked Stirling Castle. 2. The two armies met at Bannockburn in June 1314, where the English longbowmen were initially effective against the fewer Scottish bowmen. However, Robert the Bruce had prepared for this by ordering his cavalry to chase the English bowmen from the battlefield. 3. As the English knights advanced, the Scots had placed spikes and dug holes to discourage the English cavalry, and the English forces began to lose morale and fight poorly as a result.

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    4. The Battle of Bannockburn

    Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, is one of the great heroes of Scottish history. At that time the
    English king Edward II wanted to rule the whole country, but Robert the Bruce helped the Scots to
    resist and to form a large army which attacked Stirling castle. King Edward’s army came to help the
    soldiers in the castle, and the two armies met at the small town of Bannockburn on June 24, 1314.

    At that time the strongest part of the English army was bowmen. These bowmen, with their long
    bows had won many victories for the English in France. The Scots did not have many bowmen, so
    when the English archers attacked they could not defend themselves or fight back. However, Robert
    the Bruce was ready for this, and he called for his cavalry, (his soldiers on horseback). The horses
    were too quick for the bowmen, and the Scots knights chased them from the battlefield.

    As the English knights advanced, Robert the Bruce ordered the Scots to put sharp sticks in front of
    their soldiers, and to dig holes in the ground for the English cavalry to fall into. As a result, the
    English were discouraged by what happened and they did not fight very well.

    Many people in the area knew that a great battle was being fought, and when they heard that the
    Scots army was winning, they came to watch the battle. The English soldiers saw them appear on
    the top of a nearby hill, and they thought that they were another Scottish army arriving. The English
    were terrified that they would be caught between two Scots armies and they ran away. Now the
    Scots cavalry returned to the battle and the horsemen killed many English soldiers as they ran away.
    After this, the English army never really succeeded in conquering Scotland, also because they had
    to fight wars in other countries, such as France and Holland.

    Questions
    1. The battle of Bannockburn was in the 14th Century. T/F

    2. The battle took place in winter. T/F

    3. At the time of the battle the English were in Stirling Castle. T/F

    4. Many Scots at Bannockburn were killed by arrows. T/F

    5. The English bowmen were the weakest part of the English army T/F

    6. The English horsemen chased the Scots horsemen away. T/F

    7. It was very difficult for the English to attack the Scots army. T/F

    8. The English were frightened when another Scottish army appeared. T/F

    9. The English soldiers won the battle. T/F

    10. Scotland was also fighting with the French. T/F

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