Bruce's most important tactical victory before Bannockburn. Knowing Pembroke's cavalry were superior in open ground, Bruce chose a position at Loudoun Hill where the ground was flanked by boggy streams, forcing the English into a narrow front. His schiltrons — spear formations — held the cavalry charge and then counter-attacked. Pembroke fled. The victory demonstrated that Scottish infantry, properly commanded and positioned, could defeat English heavy cavalry. It was the proof of concept for Bannockburn seven years later.
English cavalry heavily mauled; Scottish losses light
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