BattlefieldsBishop Wishart Arms Wallace at Glasgow 1297
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Bishop Wishart Arms Wallace at Glasgow 1297

1297
Glasgow City, Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Glasgow City, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
English occupation
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Bishop Wishart/James Stewart with Wallace
Outcome
Ecclesiastical support for the rising secured; Wallace equipped with siege materiel; Scottish resistance given constitutional legitimacy
The Battle

History & Significance

Robert Wishart, Bishop of Glasgow, conspired with Wallace and the Stewart of Scotland in the summer of 1297 to arm and support the growing resistance. Wishart provided timber stockpiled under licence for church repairs to construct siege engines and distributed arms from cathedral stores, a decision for which he was later imprisoned by Edward I. The episcopal backing gave Wallace's movement political legitimacy and access to resources beyond a mere border outlaw band.

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