First War of Scottish Independence

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medieval war war of independence

The First War of Scottish Independence was a late 13th- and early 14th-century conflict in which Scotland, led by figures such as William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, fought to resist English domination and secure its sovereignty.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Wars of Scottish Independence	22
Scottish Wars of Independence	3
Bruce campaign in Ireland (1315–1318)	1
Scottish war of independence	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	medieval war ⓘ war of independence ⓘ
belligerent	Kingdom of France ⓘ
cause	English attempt to assert overlordship over Scotland ⓘ English invasion of Scotland in 1296 ⓘ succession crisis in Scotland after death of Alexander III ⓘ
commander	Andrew Moray ⓘ Edward I of England ⓘ Edward II of England ⓘ James Douglas, Lord of Douglas ⓘ John Comyn ⓘ Robert the Bruce ⓘ William Wallace ⓘ
concludedBy	Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Edinburgh Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton ⓘ
conflictType	First War of Scottish Independence self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Scottish war of independence
country	England ⓘ Scotland ⓘ
endDate	1328 ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Late Middle Ages ⓘ
location	Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
mainBelligerent	Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
opponent	Edward I of England ⓘ Edward II of England ⓘ Edward III of England ⓘ
opposedBy	English nobility loyal to Plantagenet kings ⓘ
partOf	Anglo-Scottish Wars ⓘ surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence
primaryTheater	Central Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ surface form: Lowlands of Scotland Northern England border regions ⓘ
relatedAlliance	Auld Alliance ⓘ
result	Scottish de facto independence ⓘ recognition of Scottish independence by England ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of Bannockburn ⓘ Battle of Falkirk (1298) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Falkirk Battle of Stirling Bridge ⓘ Declaration of Arbroath ⓘ Robert the Bruce crowned King of Scots ⓘ capture and execution of William Wallace ⓘ
startDate	1296 ⓘ
supportedBy	Scottish clans ⓘ
yearOfEvent	1297 ⓘ 1298 ⓘ 1306 ⓘ 1314 ⓘ 1320 ⓘ 1328 ⓘ

Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Elizabeth de Burgh, Queen of Scots → activeDuring → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

Clan Kirkpatrick → associatedWith → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

Earl of Douglas → associatedWith → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scottish Wars of Independence

Isabella of Mar → associatedWith → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scottish Wars of Independence

Marjorie, Countess of Carrick → associatedWith → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

Declaration of Arbroath → associatedWithConflict → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

Hammer of the Scots → associatedWithConflict → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

Earl of Fife → associatedWithEvent → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

House of Bruce → associatedWithEvent → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

Urquhart Castle → associatedWithEvent → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

Battle of Bannockburn → conflict → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

Battle of Loudoun Hill → conflict → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

Battle of Methven → conflict → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

Edward II of England → conflict → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

Edward III of England → conflict → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scottish Wars of Independence

Edward I's son Edward of Caernarfon → conflict → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

subject surface form: Edward of Caernarfon

this entity surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

John Balliol → conflict → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

Longshanks → conflict → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

First War of Scottish Independence → conflictType → First War of Scottish Independence self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scottish war of independence

Marjorie Bruce → connectedWith → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

St Andrews Castle → damagedDuring → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

Turnberry Castle → destroyedDuring → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

Anglo-Scottish Wars → hasPart → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

The Brus → historicalPeriodDepicted → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

Black Douglases → involvedIn → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

Clan Douglas → involvedInConflict → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

The Brus → mainSubject → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

Edward I of England → militaryConflict → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

Sir James Douglas → militaryConflict → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

Edward Bruce → notableEvent → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

Robert the Bruce → notableFor → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

Battle of Bannockburn → partOf → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

Battle of Loudoun Hill → partOf → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

Battle of Methven → partOf → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

Edward Bruce → participantIn → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

Edward Bruce → participantIn → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bruce campaign in Ireland (1315–1318)

Declaration of Arbroath → relatedTo → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

Edinburgh Castle → roleIn → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

Anglo-Scottish Wars → significantEvent → First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence