the Battle of Bannockburn
/ðə ˌbætl əv ˈbænəkbɜːn/
/ðə ˌbætl əv ˈbænəkbɜːrn/
- a victory for the army of the Scottish king Robert the Bruce over the army of the English king Edward II in 1314. The battle was fought in central Scotland and it allowed Scotland to remain an independent country.
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