William Wallace

<p><strong>Sir William Wallace</strong> (<a class= "mw-redirect" title="Scottish Gaelic language" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Gaelic_language">Scottish Gaelic</a>: <em lang="gd" xml:lang="gd">Uilleam Uallas</em>, <small>pronounced </small><span class="IPA" lang="gd-Latn-fonipa" title= "Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" xml:lang="gd-Latn-fonipa"><a title="Help:IPA/Scottish Gaelic" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Scottish_Gaelic">[ˈɯʎam ˈuəl̪ˠəs̪]</a></span>; <a title="Anglo-Norman language" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Norman_language">Norman French</a>: <span title="Anglo-Norman-language text"><em lang= "xno" xml:lang="xno">William le Waleys</em></span>;<sup id= "cite_ref-:1_2-0" class="reference"><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wallace#cite_note-:1-2">[2]</a></sup> <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 1270<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wallace#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> – 23 August 1305) was a Scottish <a title="Knight" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight">knight</a> who became one of the main leaders during the <a title= "First War of Scottish Independence" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_War_of_Scottish_Independence">First War of Scottish Independence</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class= "reference"><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wallace#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup></p> <p>Along with <a title="Andrew Moray" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Moray">Andrew Moray</a>, Wallace defeated an English army at the <a title= "Battle of Stirling Bridge" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stirling_Bridge">Battle of Stirling Bridge</a> in September 1297. He was appointed <a title="Guardian of Scotland" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardian_of_Scotland">Guardian of Scotland</a> and served until his defeat at the <a title= "Battle of Falkirk" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Falkirk">Battle of Falkirk</a> in July 1298.