September 11, 1297 an English army confronted Wallace and his men at the Forth River near Stirling. Upon his arrival to Stirling, William and another soldier named Andrew Moray, reached north of Stirling a placed called Abby Craig. Wallace realized he and his troops were outnumbered and crossing the bridge the Scottish notice that, the bridge was only wide enough for at least two horse man to cross at a time. Wallace realized that it would take the English hours to cross the bridge and, so William took advantage of the Englishes problem.
The morning of the battle, the Scottish waited on top of Abby Craig watching the arrivals and goings of the English troops. By the third time, the english army passed through the Stirling Bridge, William and the rest of the Scottish soldiers crossed over the Forth River, bashing, and slaughtering many english soldiers, making his stance on victory. The Scottish army killed as much as 6,000 of Edward the first's best troops, then 100 or more of his nights. This practically ended the English and Edward
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Oliphant, another Scottish leader, was much more secretive than Wallace. Wallace and Oliphant were both rivals against Edward. However, many argue that Oliphant may have been said to be a better leader for Scotland. Oliphant was said to be a man who possessed value and kindness. He wanted to negotiate with Edward; whereas, Wallace would never have contemplated this maneuver. As different as Oliphant and Wallace may have been, they were united in defeating Edward. However, Oliphant was defeated leaving Wallace to be the last fighter left for Edward to tackle. Although Wallace stayed ahead of Edward, it was extremely exhausting. He escaped many ambushes and foes. Wallace was still able to prove that he possessed talent. He was able to fight many in battle and still manage to escape. For the English, Wallace being captured and executed was of vital
He then creates the Green Mountain Boys, a group of over one-hundred-and-twenty militia settlers, most of which are from Vermont, Connecticut, New York, and New Hampshire. Together the Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga, a British fort in New York, south-west of Lake Champlain. The Boys yearned to take the fort, as the surplus of cannons and ammunition was greatly needed by the patriot armies. However, Allen’s men were not the only ones attempting to take Fort Ticonderoga. An officer from Massachusetts named Benedict Arnold was asked by the Massachusetts Committee of Safety to take the fort. They later decided to team up and take it because they knew that they would be stronger together. Ethan was still the leader of the large, now one-hundred-and-fifty person, group of men. The men faced another problem: the fort was on the other end of the lake, and to get across that lake, Allen had to find boats. Allen only found two boats, merely big enough to hold eighty men total. At sunrise, the men silently rowed across, and took the fort. The British were completely surprised, and the Green Mountain Boys succeeded. Not a single shot was fired, and no soldiers were killed from either side. By the end of the takeover, Allen was met by a startled, and pants-less, British lieutenant that demanded to know in whose name he had dared attack the fort. Allen then replied: “In the name of
The British chose to attack the Americans from the north by way of Isle aux Pois in the mouth of the Pearl River because this was the only only stable water they had found that ships could ride and anchor. When hearing that the british where coming this way, Lieutenant Thomas Ap Catesby Jones and his five gunboats went to try and Barackade the Rigolets trying to make sure they wouldn’t enter. His 185 men and 23 guns awaited the British. At 10:30 on December 14th 1814 three columns of British ships, 42 to 45, armed with 43 guns and 1,200 under the command of Captain Lockyer met the American blockade. Fierce fighting began and the British had finally captured the five American boats. Losses were 17 British and 6 Americans killed, 77 British and 35 Americans wounded. This gave Gerneral Andrew Jackson six days more to improve his defenses. The British at the very beginning of the war had demolished almost all of Jacksons sea power. Jackson only had the Carolina, Louisiana, and one gunboat left.
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Gwendolyn Brooks' "First fight. Then Fiddle." initially seems to argue for the necessity of brutal war in order to create a space for the pursuit of beautiful art. The poem is more complex, however, because it also implies both that war cannot protect art and that art should not justify war. Yet if Brooks seems, paradoxically, to argue against art within a work of art, she does so in order create an artwork that by its very recognition of art's costs would justify itself.
In 1775, Benedict Arnold had taken his first victory-Fort Ticonderoga. The Battle of the fort occured on May 10, 1775. Arnold and four-hundred soldiers stood opposite of the fort on Lake Champlain and waited for the scouting units to return (CIA). When they had returned, they told Benedict that the fort had only housed fourty-nine British soldiers, a megar amount compared to Benedict's. But the scouts had also noted that there were only two boats that could transport Benedict and his soldiers, therefore only a hundred or so men actually particapted in the capturing of Fort Ticonderoga (History Ticonderoga). Benedict still wanted to suprise the soldiers, so they attacked Ticonderoga's south gate, where only one sentry was stationed. Benedict damanded their surround once they had rose from their sleep. The British troops complied and the fort was won with no casualties and not a single shot fired (CIA). With the fort under the patriots control, the army gained a hundred cannons that the army despreately needed (fourty-three of which were transported and used by General Knox against the British at Boston) and a passage from New York into Canada( History Ticonderoga)which led Benedict to his next military excersion.
As they began their retreat, Washington had some men stroke the fires, to trick the English into believing they were bedding down for the night. As they were retreating, the English suspecting an escape attempt sent their ships up the river to stop any possible retreat. As they began to do so a strong wind came and pushed their ships back away from the American side. When dawn came, many men were still on the other side of the river waiting to cross. Just then a thick fog covered the land, allowing nothing to be seen at even small distances. Shielding the colonist from the view of their enemies. When all 20,000 men had made it across the fog vanished, and they were
The film “Braveheart” is a period film which follows courageous William Wallace in his struggle against the oppressive English King, Edward I. However this film is filled with a plethora of inaccuracies, ranging from costumes to relationships. While William Wallace did in fact lead a rebellion against the English in 1296. He was victorious at the battle of Sterling Bridge. And he was indeed executed after his capture. However that’s about the only thing that Mel Gibson got right when producing this film, the other parts of the film were either distorted facts or completely fabricated. In the film Wallace was portrayed as a poor Scottish yeoman, in reality he was a landing owning commoner with a decent education. In defiance of English rule Wallace and many others did refuse to sign the Ragman Roll which pledged allegiance to King Edward I.
Gathering men around him as his rebellion gathered momentum, Wallace's greatest victory came at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. This 1297 rout of the larger English force brought Wallace to national prominence. However, the Scots fought under the command of Andrew Murray, rather than the unproven Wallace. Murray's death in the battle left all the credit to Wallace.
When Wallace returns home in the beginning of the movie he is challenged by Hamish to a rock-throwing contest. Wallace, being about one-hundred pounds lighter than Hamish, still manages to throw his rock a few feet further (Braveheart). Putting into consideration the height and weight difference, by William throwing his rock further proves he is very strong and is stronger than one of the strongest men in the village. The main quest for Wallace in this movie is to gain freedom for Scotland. William goes to extreme extents to reach his goal (Braveheart). Throughout the movie, many battles take place. Even after the battles are over and won by the Scotsman, Wallace still goes and intrudes on the Englishmen and kill them to let them know he is not stopping until he had gained freedom for
William Wallace: What is the True Story? For generations, William Wallace has been a hero to Scotland and a patron of freedom. After Mel Gibson’s portrayal of Wallace in the award winning movie, Braveheart, there was a dramatic rise in the popularity and recognition of the Scottish hero. The story of William Wallace has been passed down through many different generations. These generations include people of English, Scottish, and Irish decent, a few among many. All of these different cultures have passed down different versions of stories and records about William Wallace. Since there are many different stories about the same man, historians and scholars find it difficult to determine the actual truth about William Wallace and his past. As a result, historians are often left with conflicting opinions about who William Wallace really was. Historians, therefore, disagree on such issues as the date of his birth, birthplace, facts concerning Wallace’s elimination of English tyranny in Scotland, and the roles Wallace played in battles with the English. In this paper I am going to show the conflicting views about William Wallace’s life. I will use a wide variety of sources including the movie Braveheart’s script, Internet web pages, and written history in order to support my thesis. I will conclude with the fact that William Wallace was truly a worthy patriot of his native country Scotland. He fearlessly led his fellow patriots into battle, and gained freedom for Scotland from the tyrannical rule of the English King, Edward I. In May of 1995 the film Braveheart came out in theaters. Braveheart is mainly a biographical movie about William Wallace. It portrays Wallace as a tall, strong, and brilliant man and military soldier. On many occasions, it shows Wallace defeating the English Army, which always outnumbered his troops. His most famous battle at Stirling Bridge is what many consider to be his most glorious battle. It is the battle in which he was outnumbered the most and in which he triumphed over this obstacle and managed to win freedom for all of Scotland. Braveheart, however, was written by Randall Wallace and directed by Mel Gibson. Both men are of Scottish decent and thus would have portrayed William Wallace in a great patriotic light. This is not meant to mean William Wallace was not a hero, but the two may have exaggerated such things as battles, intelligence, etc. The movie, however, seems to avoid certain conflictions about his life.
The Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland by Andrew Wyntoun is a 14th century account of Scotland stemming from the beginning of the world until the accession of James I in 1424. In chapter CXLV, as most chroniclers do, Wyntoun first introduces Wallace as the younger son of a noble with an elder brother who inherited the family property . Wyntoun brings to attention Wallace’s stature and aptitude for weaponry:
How much of an impact did William Wallace really make in terms of history and culture Scotland during the War of Scottish Independence? With the lack of primary accounts about Wallace’s life, more specifically his early life, many aspects of his existence are littered with ambiguity. What does have documentation though, is his impact made on the sovereignty of Scotland in the late-13th and early-14th century during the War of Scottish Independence. His fight for Scotland during a leadership crisis against Edward I who lead the English, made him one of the most, if not the most, known and
He led his entire country of people he had on his side who all were fighting for the same cause: freedom. In the big battle that took place, Wallace felt like he had come off on top. Though they were very outnumbered, Wallace and his people gave it all they had and came out victorious (Braveheart). This great battle led by William Wallace was known as the Battle of Stirling Bridge. The glory Wallace felt was nothing compared to the freedom his whole army felt coming. Wallace’s strength was tested numerous times. Even in the times he was faced with a decision, he knew no matter what happened or what was offered, he would continue to fight for his cause. When the Longshanks attempt to offer Wallace gold, land, and a title in exchange for him to stop fighting, Wallace quickly turns it down because giving up would not help his cause or help his people (Braveheart). In the long run, Wallace has the strength to put everyone else first before himself because he knows helping his people will ultimately be the best victory for him. This shows his loyalty as well. If he gave up, he would be showing that he is a coward. Wallace refused to go down like
Braveheart starts out with a young William Wallace whose father, a Scottish patriot, is killed by the English. He comes back to the village of his birth when he is much older. There, he meets Murron who he knew from his childhood. They get married. An English Sheriff kills Murron. Wallace kills the Sheriff and proceeds to fight many more battles with the assistance of his fellow patriots. He has an affair with the Princess of Wales, Isabella, and fathers her child. The King of England, Edward I, executes him (Braveheart, movie).
The British Earl (Earl of surrey) decided it would be a tactical disadvantage if he were to send his troupes over the skinny bridge and thus decided to delay the crossing a couple of days to allow for an observation of the area. In this observation time an ex-Scottish soldier gave the idea of outflanking the opposition by leading the cavalry over a for two miles upstream. But Hugh Cressingham, King Edwards treasurer in Scotland persuaded the earl against that idea and advised to order a direct attack across the bridge. On the 10 of September Warrene gave orders to cross the bridge the next day. The Scottish had already arrived and were camped on Abbey Craig which dominated the flat soft ground north of the river. This is where they camped in preparation for their ambush. The next morning the English army, which consisted of English, Welsh and Scottish knights, Foot soldiers and bowmen, made their slow crossing. With the bridge being so narrow the English were only able