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Siege of Stirling
Stirling Castle is captured by the English
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Stirling in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Stirling Castle is captured by the English
Stirling Castle is captured by the Scots
The Scottish capture Stirling Castle
The Scottish capture Stirling Castle
The only castle in English castle is under siege & captured by the Scots
The only castle in English possession is Stirling which is under siege. Agrees to surrender Stirling if the castle is not relieved within a yr
Takes part in Edward IIs failed attempt to capture Stirling Castle
Fails to raise the siege of Stirling castle when defeated at Bannockburn. Invades Scotland in order to relieve the siege of Stirling Castle
Surrenders Stirling to Robert the Bruce
Fails to raise the siege of Stirling castle when defeated at Bannockburn
Arrives at Stirling at the head of an army of 20,000, outnumbering the Scots 2:1
Mary, Queen of Scots, is crowned at Stirling as Scottish leaders seek to protect her from English pressure.
Ordered to take charge of operations against Stirling after Cromwell moves south.
Directs the siege operations that force Stirling to surrender.
Monck begins operations against Stirling after Cromwell moves south in pursuit of Charles II.
Monck receives the surrender of Stirling Castle after the garrison mutinies.
Provenance
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