Three months after his coronation at Scone, Robert Bruce was surprised at dawn by Aymer de Valence. His army was scattered and Bruce became a fugitive for nearly a year, hiding on the western islands. The disaster paradoxically saved the Scottish cause — Edward I died in 1307 while pursuing Bruce, and the incompetence of Edward II allowed Bruce to recover and ultimately triumph.
Many of Bruce's chief supporters captured and executed
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