Battle of Falkirk

Which animal did Scottish Schiltrons look like?

• snake

• hedgehog

• rabbit

• fish

Who led the English troops

• Andrew Moray

• Edward the First

• Hugh Cressingham

Match the following

• Able to pierce through armour

• Cavalry

• Hedgehog formation of men with spears

• Burnt Earth

• Done to starve the English army

• Longbows

• Soldiers on horseback

• Wallace fled the battlefield

• and resigned as Guardian of Scotland

• Schiltron

Identify the Schiltrons

Identify the longbows

What type of tactic was the schiltron?

• defensive (protecting)

• offensive ( attacking)

Why did the Scottish schiltrons lose their tight formation? Choose the correct answers

• The Scottish cavalry ran away leaving them unprotected

• The English Longbows were able to hit them from a distance

• Wallace told them to stop fighting in schiltron formation

• The men were scared by the English cavalry attack and ran away