Wallace's masterpiece and the defining moment of the Scottish Wars of Independence' first phase. Wallace allowed the English to begin crossing the narrow Stirling Bridge before attacking — the English vanguard, crossing two abreast, was cut off and destroyed. Surrey fled. The English treasurer Cressingham was killed and reportedly skinned — Wallace allegedly used the skin for a sword-belt, though this may be propaganda. Scotland was briefly liberated.
Thousands of English killed; Cressingham killed
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