BattlefieldsBannockburn — Day Two Randolph Centre Division 1314
Medieval

Bannockburn — Day Two Randolph Centre Division 1314

1314
Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
England
Forces
English centre cavalry and infantry
VS
Victor
Scotland
Forces
Thomas Randolph commanding Scottish centre division
Outcome
Scottish centre advance maintained; English centre compressed; formation cohesion held through the crucial opening phase of the battle
The Battle

History & Significance

Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray, commanded the Scottish centre division on 24 June 1314. His schiltron advanced in conjunction with Edward Bruce's left and Douglas's right, maintaining the tight formation that denied English cavalry space to charge effectively. Randolph's division engaged the English centre and pressed the clustered infantry and cavalry toward the waterlogged Carse. His steady advance on the previous day against Clifford's cavalry had already demonstrated the resilience of Scottish spear formations against mounted attack.

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