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	WILLIAM WALLACE Battle of Stirling Bridge, Scotland 1297 A.D. With Edward I absent from Scotland the land soon slips once more into open insurrection. Though not of noble birth William Wallace, by brutally slaying the Sheriff of Lanark in vengeance for the murder of Wallace's new bride and her servants, soon comes to embody the Scottish Nationalist cause. Through his popularity and military skill, he is able to rapidly unify the rebellious bands into a single, cohesive fighting force. Cranston Fine Arts military prints by Mark Churms available CLICK HERE 1298 A.D. SIR WILLIAM WALLACE, Scotland Sir William Wallace carries the Scottish flag of the Cross of Saint Andrew and has his family coat-of-arms displayed on his shield. He is armed with a battleaxe and a long sword (the blade of which is reputedly still in existence today). Behind him we see William le Hardi Lord Douglas (captured by the English and executed in the Tower of London that same year) Malcolm Earl of Lennox, and Sir Neil Campbell of Lochawe. MarkChurms.com military prints by Mark Churms available CLICK HERE 1314 King Robert the Bruce Scotland, June 24th, 1314 A.D. Robert Bruce "King of Scots", in his great helm, chain mail and mounted on his galloping warhorse, charges with his heavy knights against the disintegrating English Army of Edward II. The second day of the Battle of Bannockburn (near Stirling castle, Scotland) June 24th, 1314 A.D. sees victory for the Scottish army!. MarkChurms.com military prints by Mark Churms available CLICK HERE IN SINGLE COMBAT Battle of Bannockburn June 23th, 1314 A.D. First day of the Battle of Bannockburn, Near Stirling Castle, Robert Bruce, King of Scots cleaves in two, the Great Helm (helmet) of a chivalrous English knight, with his mighty axe, in full view of his triumphant Scottish army! Cranston Fine Arts military prints by Mark Churms available CLICK HERE BATTLE OF BANNOCKBURN Scotland, June 24th, 1314 A.D. English mounted Knights charge their armored war-horses, in vain, against a solid mass of Scottish spears. Robert Bruce, King of Scots, and his soldiers are victorious over the army of Edward II, on the second day of the Battle of Bannockburn. Cranston Fine Arts military prints by Mark Churms available CLICK HERE RAISING THE STANDARD 'Bonnie Prince Charlie', 19th August 1745 A.D. Supported by the Highland Clans' Chiefs with twelve hundred Highlanders present, Prince Charles Edward Stuart raised his Royal Standard at Glenfinnan. The 'Pretender' to the British Throne had finally set foot in Scotland. This was the start of the fateful "Forty-Five" Rebellion, which would end with the defeat of his loyal army of Jacobites on Drumossie Moor at the Battle of Culloden. Cranston Fine Arts military prints by Mark Churms available CLICK HERE CHARGE OF THE HIGHLANDERS Battle of Prestonpans, 21st September 1745 A.D. Through the early morning Autumn mist, Scottish Highlander's of the Appin Regiment abandon their plaids and rush headlong across fields of stubble into the stunned ranks of "Jonny Cope's" army. The force sent by the British Crown to destroy the rebellion and capture "The Pretender" is itself utterly routed in a matter of minutes. The first major engagement of the uprising is a swift and complete victory for the Prince's men. Except for the garrisons of Edinburgh, Stirling, Fort William, and Fort Augustus, Scotland is now under the control of the Jacobites! Cranston Fine Arts military prints by Mark Churms available CLICK HERE JACOBITE PIPER Battle of Falkirk, 17th January 1746 A.D. After the unsuccessful march on London, Prince Charlie retreats to the safety of Scotland. The army regroups and more men come to join the cause, including soldiers from France. However, King George's British Army is never far away. On the high ground above the town of Falkirk; the Jacobite army assembles to face "Hangman Hawley's" English dragoons and infantry. A Scots piper plays on while the men of Ogilvy's Regiment, load and make ready their weapons. "Bonnie Prince Charlie" (so called for his nature, not his looks) rides down the ranks. Cranston Fine Arts military prints by Mark Churms available CLICK HERE BATTLE OF CULLODEN Drumoisie Moor, 17th April 1746 A.D. The Jacaobite Rising of 1745 is over! Bonnie Prince Charlie, Pretender to the British throne has lost the last battle to be fought on British soil. English Dragoons slice their way though the shattered remnants of his fine Scottish Highlanders regiments, not even the famous highland charge can withstand the steady musketry and fixed bayonets of the British Army regulars in line of battle. The Prince will flee to the island of Skye and then to France, never to return again to claim the crown from King George. Cranston Fine Arts military prints by Mark Churms available CLICK HERE WELLINGTON'S RETREAT Field Marshal Sir Arthur Wellesley watches as his allied army of English, Belgian, Dutch and Brunswickers marches to the final battlefield of the 'Hundred Days' campaign, where they will finally confront the main army of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo. Various Line infantry regiments including; Coldstream Guards, Scottish 42nd Blackwatch Highlanders, can be seen in this picture along with Royal North British Dragoons 'Scots Greys'. Cranston Fine Arts military prints by Mark Churms available CLICK HERE CHARGE OF THE UNION BRIGADE Ponsonby's Heavy Cavalry Attack The Duke of Welligton's Scottish (Scots Grays), Irish (Inniskilling) and English Dragoon Regiments of the British Heavy Cavalry battle through D'Erlon's Infantry Corps and French lancers in the most famous charge of British cavalry of Napoleonic Wars, at the battle of Waterloo, June 18th 1815 Cranston Fine Arts military prints by Mark Churms available CLICK HERE BATTLE FOR MOUNT TUMBLEDOWN Falklands War, South Atlantic 1982 A.D. With fixed bayonets, British army infantry soldiers of 2nd Battalion Scots Guards advance to clear enemy positions of 5th Argentine Marine Battalion on the slopes of the mountain. This was one of the last enemy positions to be attacked during the campaign for the liberation of the Falkland Islands from the Argentinean invaders. 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