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William Wallace - Scotland's Braveheart - had his greatest victory at Stirling Bridge, where in 1297 he led his men against the English army of Edward 1 and drove them from Scotland, inflicting a devastating raid on the north of England as he chased them home.
In retaliation, the following year, Edward invaded Scotland and this time the Scots were crushed at Falkirk. Wallace escaped to France where he tried unsuccessfully to enlist support for the Scottish cause.
He returned and was arrested in 1305 near Glasgow. In London, he was hanged, drawn and quartered and, alas, only two-quarters of Scotland's greatest patriot ever made
it back to his native land (to Stirling and Perth, to be precise).
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