Back حروب الاستقلال الإسكتلندية Arabic Guerra de la Independència d'Escòcia Catalan Rhyfeloedd dros annibyniaeth yr Alban Welsh De skotske uafhængighedskrige Danish Schottische Unabhängigkeitskriege German Guerras de independencia de Escocia Spanish Eskoziako independentzia gerrak Basque جنگهای استقلال اسکاتلند Persian Guerres d'indépendance de l'Écosse French Skotske Unôfhinklikheidsoarloggen Frisian
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The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns fought between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England in the late 13th and 14th centuries. The wars were part of a great crisis for Scotland, and the period became one of the most defining times in its history. At the end of both extended wars, Scotland retained its status as an independent state.
The First War (1296–1328) began with the English invasion of Scotland and ended with the signing of the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton. The Second War (1332–1357) began with the English-supported invasion by Edward Balliol and the "Disinherited" and ended with the signing of the Treaty of Berwick.
The wars were important for other reasons, such as the emergence of the longbow as a key weapon in medieval warfare.