# Canonical recap data for Battle of Bannockburn (1314)
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slug: battle-bannockburn
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1314/battle-bannockburn"
title: Battle of Bannockburn
subtitle: Robert the Bruce's decisive victory secured Scottish independence from English rule, establishing Scotland as a sovereign nation for centuries to come.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1314-06-23
endDate: 1314-06-24
datePrecision: day
year: 1314
decade: 1310
country:
name: Scotland
slug: scotland
summaryShort: "The Battle of Bannockburn was fought on 23–24 June 1314, between the army of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, and the army of King Edward II of England, during the First War of Scottish Independence. It was a decisive victory for Robert Bruce and formed a major turning point in the war, which ended 14 years later with "
summaryLong: The Battle of Bannockburn was fought on 23–24 June 1314, between the army of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, and the army of King Edward II of England, during the First War of Scottish Independence. It was a decisive victory for Robert Bruce and formed a major turning point in the war, which ended 14 years later with the de jure restoration of Scottish independence under the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton. For this reason, the Battle of Bannockburn is widely considered a landmark moment in Scottish history.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Battle_of_Bannockburn.jpg/1280px-Battle_of_Bannockburn.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Battle of Bannockburn"
importance: 76
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bannockburn"
  title: Battle of Bannockburn
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: "The Battle of Bannockburn was fought on 23–24 June 1314, between the army of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, and the army of King Edward II of England, during "
wikidataQid: Q222520
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260624181902/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bannockburn"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-24
  label: Battle of Bannockburn
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bannockburn"
