Some important aspects of the 2 day battle are missed out - such as the pits with stakes dug by the Scots to obstruct the English cavalry advance on day one - and the four pointed iron calthrops sown to impede the horses. A small street in the area is named Caltrop Place. It also omits to mention the contemporary dissension involving parts of the English nobility and Edward II - the Earls of Lancaster, Warwick, Arundel and Surrey refused to join the expedition against Bruce.

@reynaldoflores4522

11 ай бұрын

Very sneaky tactics by the Scots!

@rmp7400

4 ай бұрын

Thanks be to God that there were a few a English Noblemen who recognized how immoral and unworthy that attack on Scotland was. It was God's will that Scotland be free - they fought hard and gained their dignity!

@maconescotland8996

4 ай бұрын

@@rmp7400 Indeed, especially those very high in the pecking order that were captured and held for ransom - a nice little earner for Bruce.

Awesome video

Very informative information about the battle of Banockburn in 1314 ,Well done Thank-you ✔️ 👏 👍.

I also enjoy narration over reading as I find myself pausing the video again and again to catch up on reading or rewinding and your voice is wicked cool

@cinematicbattles559

Жыл бұрын

Okay that’s great to hear thanks

Great video graphics!

Wallace was completely glossed over. And it was Edward Bruce who agreed the terms for Stirling’s surrender without his brother’s consent. The last thing Robert wanted was a pitched battle, but since Edward made the terms in his name, he had no choice. The Treaty of Northampton only lasted a few years before Edward 3rd of England tore it up.

@anthonyodonnell6105

7 ай бұрын

Good comment. Ediii may have repudiated the treaty, but things never reverted to pre Bannockburn domination, for all the losses the Scots took.

Scotland has never been conquered the English held a few castles but the people were not conquered even the Romans 1000 years before could not defeat the Pictish Scots❤

@paulinus43ad

9 ай бұрын

Rome smashed the Scots at the battle of I think you know where and as the roman general said we just left , what's there to have nothing and the Scots would not meet the Romans in open battle just hit and run tactics., Britian was considered the rear end orifice of the known Roman world .Scotland was like leave it alone. Lets build a Wall and man it with auxiliary troops. I am not having a go at the Scots. love the buggers my two children's are Scot on their mother's side. the other side, From the land of the ancient Roman. Bloody good scrappers the Scots. Cheers.

@roryscullion5121

4 ай бұрын

Picts & Scots were actually two completely different peoples, speaking two different (but related) Celtic languages.

@Pete9Tails

3 ай бұрын

And the Romans did a pretty acceptable job of, yes, conquering Scotland. Go read about it rather than regurgitating folk legends that aren't really true.

@AGMAGM-mm3ci

2 ай бұрын

If Scotland was conquered then what was the purpose of Hadrians Wall?

@Pete9Tails

2 ай бұрын

@@AGMAGM-mm3ci the Romans fell back behind the wall because Emperor Honorius needed the soldiers to defend Rome from barbarians. Scotland (Caledonia) was militarily defeated. The Roman departure had nothing to do with the Scotland. It was just a strategic move, forced upon the Romans by barbarian attacks on Rome. I suspect however, that we're actually debating the definition of the word "conquered".

Excellent work👏👏

@cinematicbattles559

11 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed

This is really cool !!! Love the attention to detail in your videos . Really brings history to life ! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿/🇬🇧

@cinematicbattles559

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed it!

@PlanetEarth3141

11 ай бұрын

Your a gullible sap.

"in the year of our Lord 1314, patriots of Scotland starving and outnumbered charged the fields of Bannockburn. They fought like warrior poets, they fought like Scotsmen... and won their freedom" - Mel Gibson, 1995

@garykeith1048

10 күн бұрын

The Scots won by using superior tactics, weapons, and wise use of the terrain at New Park. Mel Gibson is a babbling idiot who knows nothing about military strategy and winning a war. Robert Bruce's army was composed of veteran, seasoned warriors who had fought the English for over 14 years begining with Glen Troll in 1298. You don't win a war by charging at your enemy in a mad fit of rage like a Berserker Viking as portrayed in Brave Heart. If they fought in that fashion; the English calvary and archers would have decimated them. Bruce innovated the use of the Scottish schiltron as an offensive charging formation; instead of a stationery formation vulernable to missile attack.

Dude.... Insanely good.

Just a minor Historical correction, Edward 1st didn't "invade" Scotland but assumed the Monarchy of Scotland because after the Scottish Kings death, fell of his horse and broke his neck, childless, the clan leaders could not agree on a successor so invited Edward 1st to oversee Scotland until a successor was found, but, instead he assumed the Scottish crown for himself.

@clf7729

5 ай бұрын

Not quite, he picked a weaker option that he could use like a puppet, John Balliol.

The Scots sure won quite the victory here. The era of the Scottish war for independence was quite turbulent yet still interesting. That final account of the bodyguard knight going back to fight rather than run with the king was something all right.

@michaelpielorz9283

11 ай бұрын

the most bloodiest battle took place later that evening when the scots discovered the y forgot the whskeye at home and there was only one bottle for them all!!!

@chrisanduncensoredjapan6627

11 ай бұрын

Despite numerous military reverses against the English post-Robert (this was the last major victory they won against England) they preserved their independence for another 3 centuries. And it would be a Scottish king who would sit on the throne of England and unite the two kingdoms in 1603.

One of the Best historical total war videos i've seen. I loved seeing Dunbar at 0.51, You can almost imagine it as real.

@cinematicbattles559

11 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot man

@carmichael3594

Ай бұрын

To bad it's not based on fact.

Beautiful video

@cinematicbattles559

3 ай бұрын

My apologies, the narration was generated using AI

@Pete9Tails

3 ай бұрын

@@cinematicbattles559 ahhhhh that makes sense then. Sorry for the assumption 🙏

I always felt bad for the horses.

@jaimiemcalpine3331

11 ай бұрын

Even the English ones?

@deepseadweller687

11 ай бұрын

Dinner

@javiermiranda6135

11 ай бұрын

They had better armor than most!!

Good video! Too bad you couldn't include the combat between Bruce and Henry de Bohun!

@cinematicbattles559

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, yes I did try but it proved to be too difficult as you can’t get individual units

😮 very hirstorical thanks

@cinematicbattles559

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

I noticed the "three lions" being used on the shields of the English in the graphics. Im sure this wouldn't have been seen at Bannockburn as the 3 lions actually belonged to King James VI. He took this symbol with him when he moved his court to London on becoming King James I of England. It's been used by the English ever since.

@ThomasOneill-ih1ju

6 ай бұрын

It should be three leapords .

@williamanderson6006

19 күн бұрын

Nobody cares

Are the tower shields accurate?

Seeing this has just made me download ME2TW again for a play through! Loved this game when it first came out, but now I'm a seasoned TW gamer so know what I'm doing this time! :D If you want to try an alternative to ME2, you should try the 1212 mod in Attila, or the Medieval mod in Rome 2 as they have better models for troops and lots of variety. In either case, this video was awesome to watch!

@cinematicbattles559

9 ай бұрын

Yes this Is the 1212 mod for Attila 😁thanks for watching glad you enjoyed

Excellent dude!! I prefer the narrated ones so i can watch all the action or maybe I'm just too lazy to read lol

@cinematicbattles559

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot bro , thinking i might use the narrators for all my videos

Your ‘Dark Ages’ playlist is named incorrectly. The ‘Dark Ages’ only actually refers to the Early Medieval period (c. AD500-1000). All the battles in the list took place in the so-called High to Late Medieval period (c. AD100-1500).

This is a great stuff. If only this TW serie had immersion mod(s) about battles like the previous one ROME 2, would be as great as ROME 2 is in fighting and picture but with better visuals and details as already Attila has

The irony of Scots lack of significant horse mounted troops was not a lack of horses or horsemen but rather how many Scottish knights and nobles were actually fighting on the English side

DOUGLAS!!!✊️

At last some clarification of the battle but not any mention of Knight Templar!

@Pete9Tails

3 ай бұрын

Cos they weren't there mate. No evidence of their presence at all. It's a myth.

@claudejuillet8294

3 ай бұрын

@@Pete9Tails They had to be there because they were given land in Scotland. Kilwinnig among other and the Shetland and this is a fact. Therefore they must have participated in the battle. Look at the story of Kilwinnig in Ayrshire.

@Pete9Tails

3 ай бұрын

@@claudejuillet8294 zero evidence means everything else is guessing and guessing doesn't count.

Top notch....I wonder if the Scots day out on the wirral peninsula, at the battle of Brunanburh/Bromborough 937AD will feature, on your to do list, ? ...the site of the battle is largely intact, wirral archeologists are still turning up weapons, they presented Bernard Cornwell with a dagger retrieved from the site, best wishes from the wirral peninsula,bounded by the mersey and the Dee and the Irish sea...geography and rhyme...😊😊😊

@cinematicbattles559

11 ай бұрын

Yes I will definitely have a look into this one

@eamonnclabby7067

11 ай бұрын

@@cinematicbattles559 Egil,s Saga....Ingismund, s saga..Professor Harding ( fellow Tranmere Rovers fan) and a Norse Knight... and the rest of us Hiberno Norse can help you...Tranmere Rovers the only English football club with a Hiberno Norse name...we can always have another fan on board..E

Found out something interesting I might be more Scottish than English Bruce's nephew was a Randolph besides that a great video

@cinematicbattles559

11 ай бұрын

Thanks man appreciate it

I never realized there were so many clones and Asians fighting in Britain at that time in history.

Stirling Castle is situated on a volcanic rock, not a flat plain

Please... What would have happened at Bannockburn if instead of the English cavalry the English infantry had attacked first? Thanks.

@cinematicbattles559

11 ай бұрын

I’m not too sure, I think that the initial English attacks would have been more successful but I think either way Scotland would have still won

@neilcramond_fineartist

7 ай бұрын

​@cinematicbattles559 the reason that the Scots won was because they managed to contain the English to a narrow front by charging towards them in formation and trapping them between the Pelstream and Bannockburn. Had the English advanced against the Scots, the outcome might have been very different as Bruce was vastly outnumbered. More English casualties happened on the stampede as men were drowned trying to cross over the Bannockburn after Edward fled the field. Enjoyed your video, shame you couldn't get Stirling Castle to be shown accurately sitting high up on an old volcanic rock overlooking the entire area.

10:07 Is this AI narrated? The pronunciation of "Marischal" is questionable af 😂. Other than that, great vid

@cinematicbattles559

11 ай бұрын

Haha yes there are a few things it pronounces badly but cheers man thanks for watching

Scots also had the Knights Templar cavalry ❤

@Pete9Tails

3 ай бұрын

No they didn't. It's a myth.

Fields of bannockburn!

People of Northampton you're Scottish! saor alba!

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Great video. But it’s worth remembered that there had to be 2nd War of Independence….Bruce’s legacy was basically lost after his death. The Pope refused to recognise Scotland as an independent country but encouraged them to make peace with the English. But as it’s been proven time and time again, we are a stubborn lot………..

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Roslin and Flodden were both bloodier and bigger battles. Just so you know.

The English learnt their lessons and used them at agincourt,crecy,etc

Too late with the archers.

After a few holes in your body from a sword your job is finished .those guys were bad a-.

Now I’m no military expert however I believe I could have won that battle by proper use of bowmen. Who thought it was a good idea for mounted knights to charge Scottish pikemen? 😮

@JamesJones-cx5pk

11 ай бұрын

Evan 200 archers with a "David's sling" could turn the battle.👍

The real heroes are the war horses. 😂

They found a letter last year from france from bailol signed king of scots 1303 , he was no coward , memory kept going bailol family ,oxford,dumfries and greyfriers dundee , bruce proclamed protector of scotland 1309 , at greyfriers its a small world 😊😊

Also Edward 2 had 2000 Calvary and 25000 soldiers against King Bruce 6000 soldiers 😂

The Scots did NOT wear tartan in those days

@chazmork8265

11 ай бұрын

They did it was called a plaid made for fighting and used to keep you warm in the rain the Scots were traders all over the world while you pagans were being humped by Vikings your so called Saxons were 💩scared of them, "Cry England Allah" swapped your bibles for the Qu'ram should change your pounds for Shekels the amount of Arab money they pay your English Premier League get paid now they own World Golf Tournaments sell your souls to the highest bidders 🙈🙉🙊

Sabaton fans are coming!

Very informative. But Scotland's bloodiest battle? Most historians give that title to Flodden.

@cinematicbattles559

11 ай бұрын

Ahh I did not know this, might have to make another video covering that battle

@andrewbuswell6010

11 ай бұрын

Flodden was fought in England.

@angelastephenson1950

6 ай бұрын

Also the Scots don't like to remember flodden they were massacred

Flodden Field when the Scottish King was killed.

What about Prince William Wallace?

Where was Wallace?

@cinematicbattles559

11 ай бұрын

Unfortunately the game had no sprite for Wallace but I wish I could have included him

@101wildgoose

3 күн бұрын

He was dead at this point.

Hi

@cinematicbattles559

Жыл бұрын

hi

Bannockburn was not Scotlands bloodiest battle, fast forward to september 9th 1513 to Flodden field in Northumberland. Ten thousand Scots were slain by the English including the King of Scotland James iv and most of the Scottish aristocracy.

Medieval II Total War

@cinematicbattles559

11 ай бұрын

This was Attila Total War with a medieval mod that can be found in the steam workshop 👍

@ronaldmessina4229

11 ай бұрын

It always enfandens me that the ones who suffer the Most are the poor horses, who have no say so at all, but are treated as garbage w/o reguard to their feelings, whatsoever 😢

Had Edward I survived, The Bruce would have been defeated and, assuming he had any sense, made, once more, a vassel.

No one wanted it. It was occupied. That was enough.

The account of this battle is wrong. English chroniclers Gave the proper estimate of the Scottish army, and tje numbers were more. To with stand a Calvary charge the Scots had to had more men. This is a great video but not all your facts are accurate

The English were badly led. They should have won They had thousands of knights on horseback, a lot of them very rich men from all over western Europe An armoured mouted knight is equal to 7 men on the ground in these terms the scots were outnumbbered about thirty to one. bruce didn't want to fight this one. He knew what defeat felt like. His captains were going to depose him if he didn't But the english had marched from Berwick in two days, about 80 miles and the night of the first day of fighting was a saints day. that means all the English peasants, confident of an easy win were drinking hard Then they were woken by the Scots odaciously advancing on them at dawn The Swiis used the obsoete shiltron tecnique 15 years later and got the credit for ghanging the natiure of warfare. but it was reinvented here in Scotland like eeverything else ie the indstrial revolution telephone, television, anti biotics tarmac The steam engine i.c. engines, pneumatic tyres anti anti septic surgery ,anesthetics, the stirling engine ,radar,England, grass, trees,..., capitalism, the U.S. navy, the russian navy

@garykeith1048

10 күн бұрын

The Russian Navy?

@johnredmond1314

6 күн бұрын

@@garykeith1048 yes the russian navy look it up. Thrier flag is still the scottish saltire

Like Putin’s army verses Ukraines army

@whiteknightcat

11 ай бұрын

On horses?

shite

Over fanciful graphics. Too much pro Edward I propaganda. Edward aimed to subjugate the people of Great Britain, including England. Scotland was occupied, but not conquered. William Wallace conveniently omitted.

@chazmork8265

11 ай бұрын

There was no Great Britain in 1314😂😂😂😂😂😂

@johnkelly3886

11 ай бұрын

@@chazmork8265 The island of Great Britain is a geographical entity. The United Kingdom (UK) is a political entity that came into existence in 1603, with the unification of England and Scotland, under James VI of Scotland.

@chazmork8265

11 ай бұрын

@@johnkelly3886 your missing the point we are talking about 1314 the Welsh and Irish joined Scotland against England Edward hung drawn and quartered Wallace's body not the airbrushed facts the video and if you know true history 13th Century Canterbury. Cathedral was a place of sançtuary of European refugees fleeing religious and political persecution

Stirling Castle sits on an ancient volcanic peak not in a field shown in this awful video....do your homework before accounting for my country's history!!!

@cinematicbattles559

2 ай бұрын

Is this the only thing wrong with the video?

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