Battle of Falkirk, 1298 - William Wallace's Last Stand - First War of Scottish Independence, Part 3 

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Damn, this war doesn't look nearly as easy for the Scots as Age of Empires 2 implied. 😔

Here with my 3 day old rockhard bread and undrinkable water.

Fun Fact: When the movie Braveheart was being shot the Irish n Scottish Extra's refused to fight each other which prompted a script change and that's how we saw the Irish in the movie defect to Wallace and the Scots. Well in the movie anyway. At the real battle both sides fought rather bitterly. How ironic.

I am from Falkirk and this is pretty much exactly how we learn this in school Well done was such a quality video Also well done for actually pronouncing falkirk correctly

Damn… u guys are just pumping out these Scottish war of independence videos, I ain’t complaining

The campaign wasn’t entirely finished after Falkirk. The earls Marshall and Hereford went home with their troops meaning Edward could not make too many more gains but after taking Stirling, he preceded to capture a lot of Bruce’s territory such as Dumfries and Lochmaben before finishing the campaign by capturing the border castle of Jedburgh.

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This campaign seems very much characteristic of the entire saga of the wars of independence. Scotland is impossible for England to occupy effectively, but the Plantagenets were too strong for Scotland to avoid paying homage to. Fantastic video.

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Edward I, following on from the defeat at Stirling a year before gives Wallace a masterclass in how to destroy an enemy army piecemeal and by making use of all the resources and assets at ones disposal to inflict massive damage and slaughter upon ones enemy. Although Wallace would escape and continue the fight, defeat at Falkirk was the beginning of the end for him as he was eventually ran to ground and captured and killed and whole of Scotland submitted, before a new champion emerged in Bruce to save Scotland.

William Wallace: Noob box formation!!!! Edward: Alright, spam projectiles. Carrhae all over again.

I searched for this video earlier today. Well done on getting it up so quickly!

Love these videos, can't wait for more of these series on different war's, once again, keep it up

Awesome! Always interested in the Scottish Wars of Independence, thank you for illustrating the battles :)

I love this! Will you guys remake the Battle of Bannockburn as well? The old video is great but your current style is far more appealing.

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The Scottish force that fought at Falkirk was mostly made up of irregulars rather than a professional and well equipped force. Most likely wore little if any armor, with shields and helmets also in insufficient number. This made it very easy for the English longbowmen to scythe through the tightly packed ranks of the shiltrons, allowing them to fall in large numbers; "like blossoms in an orchard when the fruit has ripened" as one Englidh chronicle recounts.

Damn! Talk about cliffhangers.

Brilliant tutorial having been born in Falkirk and still living there, there are many references all over Falkirk to where the battle was from the Wallace stone too Westquarter burn and onto the the land overlooking Falkirk.

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Most wonderful introducing with informative coverages.(.History Marche) its one of my favorite historian channel ❤️...allot thanks...a battle proved that continuous mobilize attacking besides quantitive superiors are crushing constant, settlement defensive lines...also British sides secured eastern costs of Scotland to preventing French supporting to Scottish sides ...thanks

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Excellent video, as per usual!

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Lucky me I didn't even have to wait just finished watching part 1 and 2

Having grown up and lived in Falkirk my whole life the only thing I query is Wallace's quote on the eve of battle. I was always lead to believe it was "I've brought ye to the ring, now dance the best ye can" I'm not sure if there's a source or not?

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Thank you for this series! Scotland is a beautiful country with a rich and proud history, it's always nice to learn more about this region of the world

Im straight up loving the Scottish history videos here lately.

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Great content as always.

Archers should have been center of the outer two formations, perhaps on elivated ground if possible. Forced them center, then flank if they could gain advantage on the flanks.

This series got me interested in the history of Scottish struggle for independence. After having watched Part 1 i decided to read whole articles of it on Wikipedia, fascinating stuff. I'm particularly impressed how the Scots managed to pull off victory after victory despite having numerical disadvantage. Later on during the Irish campaign the Scots were replicating their victories until Edward Bruce made the fatal mistake in what would be his last battle of engaging a hugely larger army which spelled absolute defeat.

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I really enjoy every HistoryMarche video and I'm definitely a fan, this was another outstanding video series. However the sound effects and music in this particular William Wallace series made it less clear for me and somewhat bothersome to follow the video sometimes. Hopefully future videos will be without distractions and just history!

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Always love these videos

Lmao, the Welsh getting pissed and starting fights is just wonderful.

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10:23 clearly a typo in the script. The narrator said processed when he meant proceeded. All good, love the videos. I watch this on my phone while I do my 2 miles on the treadmill.

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When you look at the population of England today 55m vs Scotland at 5m, England always had the largest forces and biggest budget (taxes) even at Bannockburn England had a margin of 3:1 Scots had to use skill, tactics, hide and seek, and jungle warfare, the Scots today are still a worthy warrior race we should give cheer to our Northern neighbors.

As always another great video!

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Nice! Btw I would love to see a video about the Bulgar-Serb war dating back between 839-842 and 853.

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The Scots got very unlucky here in a number of ways. Having to face extremely capable commander Edward I himself this time. Their Calvary being scattered off the field, their archers being killed (leaving the infantry vulnerable), etc. But in the end, Edward didn’t really gain much from winning the battle. He ended up having to leave Scotland with very little in the end.

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Great video. I wonder could we have a few videos on the Welsh wars of independence?

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I would enjoy seeing this series expanded into the Second War of Scottish Independence which was initiated when Balliol lead a force of 1,500 men by sea to retake Scotland from Bruce's Son. There is a lot more to these conflicts than just the relatively well-known battles of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce. At the Battle of Dupplin Moor, this force of 1,500 crushed a Scottish force of 15,000(!) or more while holding a defensive position in a small ravine with longbowmen on the flanks. The Scottish Battles (Schiltrons) charged at the English due to competition between two of the commanders and the funnel-like nature of the ravine not being visible from their position. A horrific Agicourt-like situation developed where thousands of Scots suffocated or were trampled by their comrades pushing from behind. It was said that the English and Scottish front lines were not even able to strike one another with their weapons due to being pressed so close together. As one can imagine, the longbows produced terrible carnage, and the Scots routed. I read on the Wikipedia article that this deployment at Dupplin Moor (men-at-arms in the center, archers on the flanks) inspired Edward III at Crécy. Thus overall, this is ideal history for what this channel presents. Dupplin Moor would be an excellent battle to see animated (not to mention the many other engagements and operational movements), and after all is said and done, the effort can be capitalized on by creating an "ALL PARTS" video covering the Campaings of Edward I, II, and III against Scotland and France.

I really enjoy your presentations of such battles: There's obviously a lot of work gone into them and it's much appreciated. Why, though, do you find it necessary for a British narrator to refer to Autumn as "Fall"? Why?

Thank you.

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nice video!

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Nice take on the battle.

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Interesting as per usual.

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A last stand to last forever in history. Great vid.

Excellent!

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its genuinely amazing how cavalry will exploit even the tiniest of gaps

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Few points: 1) Edinburgh and Berwick were Anglo-Saxon fortresses long before Irish Scots conquered Scotland´s Pictish kingdoms and Brythons´ kingdoms in Rheged and Galloway. 2) Also, many "kings of Scots" sweared to various English monarchs their oath of vassalage, only to befriend themselves with French and act as their fifth column on the Isle. "Treacherous as the Scots" was the saying. 3) Even the king John of Balliol who became king of Scots by Edward I arbitrage sent (or was unable to stop) Wallace´s plundering expedition to England.

Very Nice!

I always wonder why TV show and movies don't show the real historical events which are often more insane and badass than the Hollywood interpretations. Also loved the face paint reference, tank you.

Thanks!

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Cheers to the best narrator!

Studying this battle for the next time since it seems nobody can take a lesson from history…

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