After the battle of Stirling Bridge, the English garrison of Stirling Castle was cut off and negotiated a surrender. This gave Wallace control of both the critical Forth crossing and the castle — a strategic prize of the highest importance. For the first time in the war the Scots held Scotland's symbolic heart. Wallace immediately used this position to project Scottish power southward and raided into northern England.
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