Key to the maps:

B = Bruce
EB = Edward Bruce
D = Douglas and the Steward
R = Randolph
K = Keith's horse
SF = 'small folk'

E = Edward II
C = Clifford
G = Gloucester
M = Mowbray (Stirling castle)
 
 
 
On the first day, the English army arrives; Gloucester's attack across the Bannock Burn is repelled by Bruce and his brother's divisions; Clifford's flanking attack is stopped by Randolph; the English army camp between the Bannock Burn and the Pelstream Burn.
 


On the second day the Scots attack, trapping the English between the two streams. Edward pushes some archers onto the left flank of the Scottish line, but the bowmen are  scattered by the brilliant cavalry charge of Keith's light horse.
With the threat from the archers gone, Bruce throws his own division into the battle,  Edward II leaves the field, the small folk come down from Coxtet hill, the English break, and Keith's horsemen pursue the fleeing English.
 

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