King Robert and governance of Scotland 1309-20 - misc notes Flashcards by Harry Kerr | Brainscape

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Historiography on Robert’s tactics

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(civil war) Grant - military skill or genius transformed Robert’s odds
(England) Barrow - by 1314, north of England near exhaustion due to relentless raiding
(England) Watson - training and planning in advance of Bannockburn allowed the Scots to control the design and tempo of the battle

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Bannockburn - effect on practical resources

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significant armour and Booty gained for Scotland
surrender of Stirling castle and Bothwell castle

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Timeline of Bruce military victories

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1311 to 1313 - Linlithgow, Lothian, Dumfries
1315 - Durham and Carlisle

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