The siege of Stirling Castle from April to July 1304 was the final act of Edward I's systematic re-conquest of Scotland following Wallace's defeat. The garrison under Sir William Oliphant held out for three months against a full English siege train including the experimental trebuchet called the Warwolf. The castle's eventual fall and the subsequent capture and execution of Wallace in 1305 represented the apparent completion of English conquest — but within two years Bruce had reopened the conflict.
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