The Battle of Bannockburn Brought to Life in Unique Animation 1314 AD ( The Braveheart Sequel !)

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In this video I delve deep into the heart of the historic Battle of Bannockburn. This pivotal clash, led by renowned leaders like Robert the Bruce and Edward II, saw Scotland's fate hanging in the balance. It is the story of the Outlaw King, Robert the Bruce, whose unwavering determination and cunning strategy played a pivotal role in securing Scotland's independence.
The Battle of Bannockburn's intricacies and the larger-than-life characters involved is the continuation of the events unfolded in Braveheart and the battle that won Scotland’s freedom. Witness the bravery, the tactics, and the sheer willpower that transformed this ancient battlefield into a turning point in Scottish history, and find out how this incredible chapter shaped the destiny of a nation.
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'Red' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
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📌Sounds
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YleArkisto: Ancient, old time battle, combat, horses snorting and galloping, men shouting and barking, fencing, swords clanging, mix
📌Models
Old Crown Macovei Tudor
Old Cart: Lyskilde
Wooden Cart: DZs
The Battle of Bannockburn (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Allt nam Bànag or Blàr Allt a' Bhonnaich) 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.[10]
King Edward II invaded Scotland after Bruce demanded in 1313 that all supporters, still loyal to ousted Scottish king John Balliol, acknowledge Bruce as their king or lose their lands. Stirling Castle, a Scots royal fortress occupied by the English, was under siege by the Scottish army. King Edward assembled a formidable force of soldiers to relieve it - the largest army ever to invade Scotland. The English summoned 25,000 infantry soldiers and 2,000 horses from England, Ireland and Wales against 6,000 Scottish soldiers, that Bruce had divided into three different contingents.[10] Edward's attempt to raise the siege failed when he found his path blocked by a smaller army commanded by Bruce.[10]
The Scottish army was divided into four divisions of schiltrons commanded by (1) Bruce, (2) his brother Edward Bruce, (3) his nephew, Thomas Randolph, the Earl of Moray and (4) one jointly commanded by Sir James Douglas and the young Walter the Steward.[11] Bruce's friend, Angus Og Macdonald, Lord of the Isles, brought thousands of Islesmen to Bannockburn, including galloglass warriors, and King Robert assigned them the place of honour at his side in his own schiltron with the men of Carrick and Argyll.[12]
After Robert Bruce killed Sir Henry de Bohun on the first day of the battle, the English withdrew for the day. That night, Sir Alexander Seton, a Scottish noble serving in Edward's army, defected to the Scottish side and informed King Robert of the English camp's low morale, telling him they could win. Robert Bruce decided to launch a full-scale attack on the English forces the next day and to use his schiltrons as offensive units, as he had trained them. This was a strategy his predecessor William Wallace had not employed. The English army was defeated in a pitched battle which resulted in the deaths of several prominent commanders, including the Earl of Gloucester and Sir Robert Clifford, and capture of many others, including the Earl of Hereford.[10]
The victory against the English at Bannockburn is one of the most celebrated in Scottish history, and for centuries the battle has been commemorated in verse and art. The National Trust for Scotland operates the Bannockburn Visitor Centre (previously known as the Bannockburn Heritage Centre). Though the exact location for the battle is uncertain, a modern monument was erected in a field above a possible site of the battlefield, where the warring parties are believed to have camped, alongside a statue of Robert Bruce designed by Pilkington Jackson. The monument, along with the associated visitor centre, is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the area.

[@historybattles3D]

📌If you like my work you can support me at PATREON: www.patreon.com/HistoryBattles3D Each video is HAND made by a SINGLE creator (me) 1)This means that I create most of the models-textures 2) I create the battlefields and all of the maps 3) I made the animated system for the battles (Τhis is an ongoing process since I'm constantly trying to improve it) That's why it takes two months or more for each video to be made, which is very time consuming and a huge gamble. Liking-Commenting and Subscribing to the channel will help me continue to work on these videos and even improve them. I will eventually be able to create gunpowder battles, incorporate more animations, motion capture etc. But it ALL depends on your help and support. Thank you very much guys.

[@zsoltmadai4129]

Can you please tell me which software you use for the animation? THX

[@loyalpiper]

You should submit this to the bannockburn museum in Stirling

[@historybattles3D]

@@loyalpiper They can certainly use it if they want! Haha Thanks for the kind comment though!

[@louisimission2153]

Your work is astonishing, I'm a bit stunned to learn that is the work of one man. I hope the best success for Your channel, it's supremely underappreciated. Three cheers to You HistoryBattles3D.

[@historybattles3D]

@@louisimission2153 I'm speechless by your kindness... Thank you so much for your kind words and be sure that I'll constantly try to improve the final result, trying to make it worthy of such high praise.

[@ak9989]

I flew to the UK and spent 6 weeks driving around it. I visited Bannockburn, Stirling and even Culloden. Amazing history. Good video.

[@historybattles3D]

Really interesting. I have never visited England or Scotland, unfortunately. But I hope one day I will.

[@rippleban]

​@@historybattles3Dwhat country are you from? Its fascinating how knowledgeable you are about other country's history despite not having to live there!

[@nathanrose3523]

​@@ripplebanNot really if your interested in history,I could rattle of history about most countries around the world , just pick it all up reading

[@MelThorburn]

@@historybattles3DWhat part of England are the places mentioned??

[@eddiebear34]

Did you try the simulator of the battle?

[@snake5936]

Man, the graphics were really good in 1314.

[@floridareb8083]

Yes but the color has to be added in centuries later.

[@ryeoma]

@@floridareb8083its a joke

[@paull9087]

Was that a joke?

[@paull9087]

Was that a joke?

[@paull9087]

Was that a joke?

[@Alopex1]

Very nicely animated, and great that you included the coats-of-arms and colours of the various noble houses. Very good work!

[@historybattles3D]

Thanks for noticing !!

[@Alopex1]

@@historybattles3D I recognised the Douglas, Brus and Clifford colours :) Really nice detail! Keep up the great work!

[@historybattles3D]

​@@Alopex1 Thanks! This is part of my video-making procedure, hence the huge time gaps between videos. I research the armors, banners, weapons used during each period and then have to make them from scratch most of the time

[@funtecstudiovideos4102]

@@historybattles3D do you have any good site for that?

[@historybattles3D]

@@funtecstudiovideos4102 There is no single site for such research unfortunately. Either that or I wasn't able to find one. I usually research for the creation of the script and then try to find whatever I can from my online research.

[@louisimission2153]

That was quite astonishing - what a thing it is to see a battle play out in front of Your eyes. Thanks for all the work it took to make this

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much!

[@diamond1897]

Love the colours. So often, creators of medieval battles imagine that world as very drab and grey, when in actual fact they would be very colourful with the flags, pendants, caparisons etc.. Well done.

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you! I was really wondering if I should apply a grey-darker filter to the video in order to simulate that "movie" feeling, but I tried to include as many flags and heraldic symbols as I could.

[@celtictemplar]

Love the fact that you're finally covering the Battle of Bannockburn. I'm kind of wondering when you'll end up covering the Battle of Stirling bridge soon. As there are not that many videos on Scottish history is specially on their battles

[@historybattles3D]

I'll cover Stirling certainly. The only problem is with timing. I'm trying to make videos that people will watch right now and this is the reason I'm making the polls. But there are no battles that I don't intend on doing.

[@YerDa67]

Stirling is an incredible battle. Still studied even today!

[@Angle-saxon-94]

That because Scotland wasn’t any good at winning wars specifically against us English yh they did win some battles against us but never could win a war most of the time it was us English Anglo Saxon who did the Winning plus we English our a war country it’s the only thing we really our good at war the world is lucky that we have calmed down since then

[@barryjenkins958]

⁠@@Angle-saxon-94 lol! You clearly don’t know much about Scottish history if you think that. Both wars of independence were won by Scotland after many battles with the English (and some Scottish usurpers). Granted the English armies were tactically brilliant and generally a lot larger than the Scottish armies but they still lost both wars. That is why Scotland remained a separate kingdom up until the Scottish king James VI became the first king of the United Kingdom.

[@meanlean3095]

Why not just cover the full 5 victories that the Scottish have ever had against England 😂😂😂

[@peterpim6260]

Pressing these events into 16 minutes makes the head spin.

[@danaugust2756]

A true hero for all times! Amazing warrior and leader of men! Robert the Bruce!

[@cyric28]

These animations are what I've love to see for Medieval Total War 3!

[@danielbinns4107]

These videos are really amazing, the effort you put into them is incredible!

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you so much for the kind comment! I do what I can!

[@kaseymalec6194]

This is absolutely amazing! I've been wanting to see this battle brought to life for so long! I really hope we get to see The Battle of Stirling Bridge as well!

[@historybattles3D]

Certainly! Thank you very much!

[@KHK001]

Another masterpiece! thanks for your hard work HB3D

[@historybattles3D]

Much appreciated!

[@brigand1]

This video was so cool. Keep on posting bangers!

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you! Will do!

[@benbranch4660]

These are so good honestly, you should definitely continue. For me definitely the most enjoyable history Chanel on KZbin

[@historybattles3D]

I'm so glad that you think so. It really inspires me to continue improving my system. Thank you very much!

[@K_____]

I’m Scottish from Dundee. Bannockburn is probably just over an hours drive from here and I’ve actually never been. Great video. Very well put together.

[@historybattles3D]

Cool, thanks!

[@odette6779]

Hi ! I'm from Dundee too

[@GmanBoxing]

Brilliant work mate easily my favourite medieval battle

[@obo7707]

Narrating the history as well as showing the terrain and how forces were utilized in this video was a great help to me to visualize how the battle took place. Thank you for that.

[@haydenwilson2944]

Even though iv seen these battles on other channels I find your video a nice change glade I found it.

[@historybattles3D]

Welcome aboard!

[@neilcramond_fineartist]

Very well researched and brought the battle to life, would say that the commentary struggled to pronounce a few names like Loudoun Hill (pronounced loud-n), de Bohun (pronounced deboon). When Bruce landed at Carrick it is in Ayrshire, you placed it on the map above Campbeltown in Argyll which is a fair distance away. Other than those minor details this is an excellent reconstruction of the two days of fighting at Bannockburn. Bruce did lay some traps at The Entry, there was a massive section of ground where the Scots dug a honeycomb pattern of holes in the ground about knee deep with a sharpened spear in the hole and covered it up with a thin layer of grass. This was designed to maim horses and men. There were also caltrops which were scattered all across the ground to mischief the horses hooves. The caltrop is a small medieval anti tank device - for want of a better term. It is a weighted ball with three sharp points sticking out in a triangular fashion so that whichever way it is thrown on the ground, one spike will be pointing upwards. Obviously this could hamper infantry as well as cavalry. Bruce had chosen his ground well and prepared the ground to contain the English front to match his own schiltron on day one. Clifford's advance which was cut off by Randolph at St Ninians was on open ground, his schiltron formed an oval shape and Clifford was unable to break through, Douglas remained on the higher ground and did not join the fight once he saw that Randolph was holding his own preferring to let him have all the glory without his help.

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much for the constructive feedback. Yes I'm aware of this geographic mistake. It was a hasty call that created this mistake due to the way I'm making maps. I'm just a single person unfortunately and have no one else to proof-check and correct potential mistakes. I just glanced at the location and then, trusting my memory, placed the name wherever I remember seeing it, which was obviously wrong.

[@neilcramond_fineartist]

​@@historybattles3Dnot meaning to take away from this epic labour of love. Well done👏👏👏

[@michaelkane9996]

First video I've seen on your channel and it was a brilliant watch! Great to learn more about how these battles actually went down. Will be watching more! British History is never ending with blood and stories

[@stefanvella9807]

another very well made vid, i'm really liking this channel

[@historybattles3D]

Much appreciated!

[@arnold3817]

Amazing video. Everything is in extreme detail from banners to armours.

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much! Glad that you noticed the banners and the texture work!

[@micahistory]

incredible video man, can't believe how small your channel is

[@SAMAYDOSTDAR]

I will always watch your videos just for the excellent animations

[@davidpaterson2309]

I read somewhere that the “schiltron” formation, for which the Scots were famous, was a case of making a virtue of necessity. Scotland was a relatively poor country and did not have a large “knightly” class of young men from families rich enough to buy plate armour (it was very expensive), horses and employ supporters. So it had to rely on foot soldiers, thus blocks of pikemen. And if that is your primary resource and tactic, you focus on making it very good at what it does, which in the case of the schiltron means disciplined drills to make it act as one - a hedgehog of 4 metre pikes that can alternately stand its ground in defence or move (slowly, but relentlessly) in attack. The contrast between that - the reality of Scottish medieval warfare tactics - and the caricature wild charges depicted in “Braveheart” could hardly be greater.

[@Scotland_the_Brave1984_McCabe]

Only prob with Braveheart is Mel Gibsons accent, take it from a born Scot that's lived here all my life.

[@tarynwatson8971]

@@Scotland_the_Brave1984_McCabe If that is the only problem then you are deluded.

[@taylornox]

Braveheart was never meant to be historically accurate, I've never understood why people specifically have an obsession with pointing out its historical inaccuracies when other great movies who are equally as inaccurate never receive the same backlash. Kingdom of Heaven is one of the best ever made and is wildly inaccurate, yet nobody ever says anything about it. Gladiator, one of the greatest of all time, wildly inaccurate, nobody cares. The King, wildly inaccurate and based more on Shakespeare's writings than facts, nobody says shit. It's become such a weird trend for people to point out the historical inaccuracies in braveheart it's becoming obscenely cringe tbh.

[@Scotland_the_Brave1984_McCabe]

@davidpaterson2309 the movie " Robert the Bruce " is alot better than BH imo, check it out, or " The outlaw king" it's the same actor that plays Robert in both BH and RTB but 20 odd year later....i live in SW Scotland and there's still the Mott where one of his small castles were although he gave them all to his men and just moved about himself but Galloway was his home , I'm from Annan Dumfries and Galloway 5 mile from the famous cave. I Would never leave this town, Too much history in it ..I hate Mel Gibsons fake Scots accent on BH too, it's lame as hell, people that are not from Scotland think its good. We think its lame although the movie is good. Plenty great Scots actors could have done better. They got Mel for clowt in Hollywood imo.

[@chesneyvanneste6811]

you put in a lot of work in this one, well done. i saw the movie but now i know even more what happend in that timeline.

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much!

[@bri_____]

"No man holds his flesh & blood in hatred, and I am no exception. I must leave now & join my own people, the nation of Scotland. Choose then whether you will join me, or depart." King Robert the Bruce 💙

[@ericwilson8000]

Need to remember it was two Norman Kings fighting each other.

[@williamwallace897]

No it wasn't. By 1314, people in Britain were not Norman. King Stephen was the last Norman king in the mid 12th century. ​@ericwilson8000

[@SpiritofScotland-v7e]

@@ericwilson8000 Normans or rather their decedents tended to be the ruling class. But remember ordinary men fought for Wallace willingly. Likewise when Bruce showed he had the skills and willpower to overcome the English invaders men flocked to fight for him. England had a mercenary army where Scotland had a peoples army.

[@davidcreager1945]

Awesome video !!! You really get a sense of what it's like to have been there !!!!

[@historybattles3D]

I appreciate that! Thank you kindly!

[@wxixlxsxoxn7321]

I'm currently in Scotland, visiting. I went to Scone Palace the other day. It was beautiful! 😃

[@rooster2870]

This is awesome, very well done!

[@historybattles3D]

Glad you think so!

[@jimpomac]

Most accounts of Bannockburn describe the Schiltrons as being Circular and static rather than moving. They were a defensive formation against cavalry,

[@sandorthehoundclegane2235]

Am I wrong in assuming they did cross an open field at one point in the battle? That rang a bell for me when it came up in the video.

[@SpiritofScotland-v7e]

Bruce had learned from Wallace at Falkirk and realised he had to be offensive. He trained his shiltrons to be disciplined and offensive which blunted the Cavalry attack.

[@darthfader1970]

In this Instance they were Mobile

[@lorientico]

We've been there at Bannockburn with me wife, years ago . I swear you could still hear the rumbling sound of cavalry charging straight into those Scottish pikes😮

[@ALMH199]

Where are you from brother ?

[@antoniomoreira5921]

If anyone's interested in Scottish warfare I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's channel. The guy knows a dreadful lot about the actual Art of War of the time and he could greatly help in such reconstructions

[@troydodson9641]

This man speaks truth

[@mgentleman1]

Great video, thanks. I live in and was born in Falkirk. The first battle of Falkirk which Willian Wallace lost to Edward 1st in 1298, the second being in 1746 resulting in a Jacobite victory. Being less than 10 miles from Stirling and Bannockburn I have been to both countless times. Subscribed and I'm looking forward to many more videos, thanks again.

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much for your kind words! I'll probably make either the battle of Falkirk or Stirling Bridge pretty soon.

[@mgentleman1]

@@historybattles3D That would be pretty amazing, cheers. 🙂

[@adampage9129]

1746 was the battle of Culloden and the Jacobites were defeated.

[@mgentleman1]

@@adampage9129 Yes, but was also the same year the Jacobites won at the second battle of Falkirk.

[@GuyaneseGriot-592]

These animations are incredible!

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you!!

[@GuyaneseGriot-592]

welcome@@historybattles3D

[@Claudia_Ackermann]

NOW THAT OUR TIME HAS COME TO FIGHT *SCOTLAND MUST UNITE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 !*

[@leehaxton9566]

Sabaton ❤

[@SensibleMoniker]

1314 - the last time they did. Beaten militarily and politically ever since

[@KMilton-iw2tk]

@@SensibleMoniker You have no clue do you?. There were way over a hundred battles after 1314 and for several hundred years afterward- you really think England won these? The clue is in the name "Scottish WARS of Independence." You know, plural? Plus other battles /conflicts against the English.

[@SensibleMoniker]

@@KMilton-iw2tk I note you say 'wars of independence' - which ones did you win? Corrupt Nicola and 'Useless' have certainly lost you the last one 😃

[@brucemcintosh7466]

Both countries now invaded by a death cult

[@waynesmith537]

Brilliant stunning graphics of medieval battles I’ve watched braveheart but this explains how the armies of both sides commanded in battle understanding the terrain it must have been brutal.

[@bountyhunter1153]

Speechless, better than watching a movie well done sir im sharing this to everyone 😂🎉

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much for your kind words and the support, sir!

[@CasperTheRamKnight]

this would be so cool if it was a game, hope theres more of these animations in the future :)

[@historybattles3D]

If I could ever find a way to optimize this amount of soldiers on screen it would be a start for a game, for sure! There's more to come, stay tuned and thank you!

[@Wowwhataswing]

@@historybattles3DI’ve heard new engines are making that easier but please let us know if there’s any updates for a game I would love it we could play as a king and ride into battle

[@peterwood2246]

Nice one big yin 😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Fantastic video. Thanks!

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you too!

[@bobbobertbobberton1073]

Fighting a civil war while fighting the super power that was England at the same time is impressive. The Bruce is a very underrated general.

[@rudyflorestheswitchblade4462]

As one would say, "They Fought Like Warrior Poets, They Fought Like Scotsman, And Won Their Freedom".

[@Scotland_the_Brave1984_McCabe]

Love watching things about my Country, the town I come from is called Annan Dumfries and Galloway and Robert had a castle here, only the Mot is here now but damn trying to climb it is impossible so imagine with sheilds and swords and leather padding and chainmail..

[@FelipeGimenes300]

Amazing work, I love your videos! can you make in the future more about ancient battles? Alexander's battles

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much! I'll certainly make videos about antiquity. Rome and ancient Greece is probably the first eras that I'm going to choose and at some point maybe the entire campaign of Alexander the Great.

[@Alexanderthegreat.mp3]

Just came back from the battle experience of Bannockburn in Scotland. Thank you for the exellent vidio, as it may be better than the one in the experience center. With that said, the center is still worth a go.

[@historybattles3D]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Sou1defiler]

I'm glad you put in "The Braveheart Sequel" because this was just as accurate as Braveheart...

[@historybattles3D]

Apart from the misplaced name on the map and a typo what else was inaccurate exactly? I'm really curious to know.

[@odette6779]

Braveheart was a movie....simple. There are both innacuracies and truths. This, however, is real history. So elaborate on what is innacurate? If you read... you'll probably educate yourself, you know?

[@rorygillies37]

His brothers were hung drawn and quartered, not just sent to the gallows. I’m only halfway in but where’s Sir James the Good’s intro? Or Black Douglas as the English called him? The Douglas larder and his undefeated exploits with a tiny group are legendary. Sacking Roxburgh Castle camouflaged with Cattle hides, using the brand new invention of rope ladders and fast moving hobler horses. They sacked Edinburgh castle after they found an English soldier who had been sneaking out to visit a lady in the city, they caught him and found the route on the cliffs he’d been using to sneak out. Then the story of Douglas returning to his home near his borough of the Borders where English knights had decided to unknowingly break in and feast in his absence. Also getting right to Edward 2nds tent near Otterburn and chasing him through the night. He took The Bruce’s heart on a crusade and valiantly died saving a group that had been cut off and surrounded. Reported screamed the famous DOUGLAS!!! War cry, throwing the container in the air and dying like a true legend. I know at this point this is well outside the point of this video and after Bannockburn. I just get excited with the legend that is Sir James the Good. Lastly it was said for hundreds of years after that mothers would rock their children to sleep saying Hush ye , Hush ye, do not fret, Black Douglas will not get ye.

[@alexwallace5486]

Edinburgh Castle has never been taken by any force in history.

[@rorygillies37]

@@alexwallace5486 think you’ll find Thomas Randolph did. There’s even a memorial for him stating he did in 1313.

[@karenmcculloch9428]

Well that was superb .

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much!

[@slewvian]

Excellent portrayal and love the 3d graphics.👍

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you so much 😀

[@Stellar2010]

I’m Scottish and live in Falkirk, so the reason the Scot’s won here is because of the way the land was back then it was marshy and swampy meaning it wasn’t good for cavalry so with good positioning Robert the Bruce defeated the English knights here, it was the first time infantry soldiers defeated armoured knights while outnumbered, then the battle of Falkirk happened and… we don’t talk about the battle of Falkirk

[@42_cc87]

Imagine you made an rts game with these graphics.

[@gioilcreatore3547]

Congratulaions, huge and amazing work. I really liked also your reconstruction of battle of Edington and Tours! How do you realize this video? Do you use some programs? Thanks.

[@gregmcmillan3503]

Excellent video 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.

[@historybattles3D]

Thanks 👍

[@Nigel1Powers]

Thats what I imagined future total wars will look like... as I was still naive and young

[@robertthebruce-geniusofban647]

Would love to see it with a proper topographical layout of the ground in the carse of Balquhiderock, where the battle took place, between the two waters the Pelstream and the Bannockburn. Your graphics are very good, combined with a layout of the carse and the features of the day, it would look even more amazing!

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much for the wonderful feedback! Do you think that the topography is off? I theoritically based it on the topography of the area, using a heightmap to create the layout. But the scaling might be a bit off.

[@robertthebruce-geniusofban647]

@@historybattles3D a great book that will provide you with an ideal layout is Genius of Bannockburn by William Scott. I think you could do a great job reconstructing that. The vital factor being that the Scot’s closed off the carse between the two waterways, and the English cavalry mounted in alarm having no room to get up momentum for a charge before they crashed into the pikes. The Scots number were far more than John Barbour’s account written 63 years after the battle. The English sources, some written within a year are much more accurate, and the entire Scot’s army fought on foot with Bruce at the front leading the centre. If you want to collaborate further I am happy to do so… Check out the info on my videos of the Battlesite.

[@historybattles3D]

@@robertthebruce-geniusofban647 That's very interesting and thanks for the heads-up! I wish I could have your guidance during the creation of the video! I might recreate the video at some point especially now that my system that controls cavalry behavior is so much better and advance. The battle will look more natural. I'll soon upload the Battle of Crecy in which you can see the improved behavior of both cavalry and infantry.

[@leonardoholanda2250]

Que trabalho MAGNÍFICO 👏

[@MrNaKillshots]

Excellent documentary.

[@historybattles3D]

Many thanks!

[@troydodson9641]

A magnificent work of knowledge good sir. Many thanks

[@historybattles3D]

That's very kind of you! Thank you so much for watching and leaving such a wonderful comment. It's always a pleasure to have people like you around!

[@wolfcatgti]

Well done!

[@skullwhip7910]

you sir put total war games to shame with your work

[@Saimonkar]

Amazing work!

[@historybattles3D]

Thanks a lot!

[@mcsmash4905]

what is always interesting to me is the relatively high amount of beating a horse can take from spearmen , unlike its various depictions in games like total war where spears are radioactive for horses , but i guess it would have to be something you would have to see in order to understand

[@bobbobertbobberton1073]

I hope directors watch this channel, so that they can show warfare like it actually is.

[@jeffbaxter8770]

Stunning thank you

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you for watching!

[@Trebor74]

The lessons from this we used at Agincourt,etc

[@historybattles3D]

That's true. Bannockburn was among the battle's that convinced the English to ditch mass cavalry charges and focus on infantry.

[@cosmicdebris42]

1314 and 1415 Strange that.

[@alanfisher1524]

Very well made presentation and the graphics are astounding 😮🎉❤we 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scots are the People

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you!

[@maconescotland8996]

The complete encounter was actually over two days - pity you didn't cover the Scottish defensive action of day one, a key factor which set up the scenario for the decisive battle the following day. Good to see accurate heraldic detail - such as the Douglas coat of arms tabard at 2:29 which predated the addition of the heart and crown in recognition of the their loyalty to Bruce.

[@historybattles3D]

I did cover the first day. Maybe you skipped it?

[@maconescotland8996]

@@historybattles3D Must have.

[@DarkDestroyer98]

Drinking game suggestion: take a shot every time the word, formidable is said!

[@historybattles3D]

That would be about 6 shots...

[@odette6779]

This is brilliant 👏

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much!

[@charcolew]

Scone is pronounced skoon for the town and skon for the delicacy. Berwick is Berrick and one of the most interesting towns in Britain as it has changed hands between Scotland and England so often and was once left in the position of being officially at war with Russia (or the USSR in the 1960s). Thankfully for the Rooskis, a peace treaty was signed!

[@DwayneMcroberts]

My ancestor..great show.Loved it. ( my other ancestor,Jamie Douglas ) ...from 'Straya

[@historybattles3D]

That's a very interesting ancestor to have! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@Craig-lk3mr]

Superb vid.

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much!

[@drewfellers825]

good vid historybattles

[@historybattles3D]

Thanks!

[@eldinsmajlovic1554]

Great video. Did you guys did the animation?

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you! Yes, everything is made by me. I'm a single person working on the videos by the way.

[@eldinsmajlovic1554]

One person? Wow! Good job!@@historybattles3D

[@tonymickens8803]

This Has to be Total War gaming footage, It's GREAT!

[@historybattles3D]

It's not Total war. This is animation made by me

[@Grumpbeardtv]

​@@historybattles3DWe can tell its not total war this is extremely high professional quality you have a gift man! Part of me would love to see your skills here transformed into game format how do you do it??

[@historybattles3D]

@@Grumpbeardtv Thank you so much ! It is comments like this that motivate me to continue! Well, it's a LOT of work and perseverance. The system is gradually turning from a hacky mess to something that could be usable. But it is far from being a usable game, unfortunately.

[@tonymickens8803]

SWEET! Keep'em Coming!@@historybattles3D

[@NewsRedial]

Do you use a version of the total War engine? Graphics are amazing. And, please do a historically accurate Roman final stand against Queen Boudicca and showing the saw tooth formation and especially the light and heavy, ten thousand legionaire pillum throws into the charging Britons.

[@historybattles3D]

No, this has nothing to do with total war. Everything was painstakingly made by me, haha! Absolutely! The showdown between Boudicca and Paulinus is among the battles that I really wanted to make. Now that I've upgraded the system of how individuals move, the battle of Watling Street high in my Schedule. I might even do do right after the next video that I'm planning. Thanks for your wonderful feedback.

[@derkhart6019]

Hi there I thought I'd subscrib,after toon history tv,was aloud to use one of your videos,an he said your channel is fantastic,so hear I am,an wow what a channel,I wasn't really interested in history as a child,but now I love it, so thanks for all the hard work your doing.

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much! Yes, Toon does a great work and I was really interested in listening to a commentary about my video. Welcome aboard, hopefully it will be a long ride!

[@darthfader1970]

We need that level of fight a d determination now

[@jillybe1873]

I was there the other day. It was pretty cool.

[@rogergraham3041]

I'm afraid this is quite innaccurate. The definitive books on Bannockburn are written by William Scott. His superbly researched work shows how a large Scottish army won in a battle which took place in the Carse of Balqhuideroch between the Bannockburn and Pelstream Burn where the English camped overnight. The Scots descended onto the Carse in the early hours of the morning from the Dryfield to take the English by surprise and close off the half-mile gap between the burns to avoid being outflanked. After the hasty charge of the surprised English cavalry was absorbed by the approximately 12 ranks of pikemen drawn across the carse, the English archers, behind their own cavalry, were nullified and were ordered to stop trying to fire over their own cavalry as they were hitting their own horsemen. Meanwhile the Scottish archers couldcomfortably fire over their own pikemen into the English. There was no Scottish cavalry involvement at Bannockburn.

[@2001perseus.]

It is inaccurate, but Mr Scott's account is neither definitive or accurate either. Mr Scott relied on the theory that the English cavalry were trapped between "two impenetrable burns." A theory totally contradicted by the fact that Edward and 500 knights escaped over one of them. He insists that the cavalry were camped on what was then a clay bog. Even today 30 feet of blue clay with little more than a foot of soil over it. In his first book Mr Scott claimed he found the hummock that the English archers had rallied on. His hummock was in fact the hollowed out remains of a pit bing. If he had walked up he would have found himself looking down at a circular stagnant pool 20 to 30 feet below. In 1314 the Bannock consisted of two roughly parallel burns that join into one down on the carse. The southerly one running along the high ground. The northern one running down into the great ravine before joining with the other on the carse. Since every attempt at locating where the English cavalry camped is based on accounts of crossing the Bannock, it would seem a reasonable course, to be certain which of these two tributaries are being referred to as crossed in 1314. I say this for two reasons. First, the northern burn has been proven to have been where the Scots had constructed a defensive barricade. Numerous remnants of wooden spiked poles were found to have been driven into the north bank. The northern burn is known today as the Bannock, but the English vanguard could not have crossed that defensive line there in 1314. Second, an aerial photograph exists showing the location of the pits revealed hundreds of circles located between the south and north tributaries. That points to the southern burn being the one referred to as the Bannock in 1314. The vanguard are said to have crossed back over the Bannock, turned East, crossed it again and camped. Those crossings of that southern burn do not put the cavalry on the carse, but on the high dry ground of a promontory near the mouth of the great ravine. Sandwiched between that and the smaller ravine barely 200 yards south of it. Separated from all the foot and the archers who were camped down on the carse. Bruce couldn't lose up there.

[@SpiritofScotland-v7e]

@@2001perseus. Both Mr Scott's and your versions have merit, though i am confused by your compass directions, and it is difficult to determine conclusively where the second day of the battle took place. However having walked the area i would suggest that crossing the Bannockburn in with a Vanguard is no easy task. Fording points were limited and would determine camping areas, additionally getting 2-3000 cavalry up onto the Dryfield would be nigh on impossible given the Scots defensive positions. They definitely camped on the carse in my opinion but just where is the million dollar question...

[@2001perseus.]

@@SpiritofScotland-v7e The area I am referring to as where the cavalry Vanguard made camp is not the Dryfield. The idea that they camped up there has never made sense to me either. If it was possible to get cavalry up there, then the defence at the Pelstream burn on the first day is pointless. From up on the Dryfield it would be easy to bypass that position if the objective was to reach the castle. If the objective was to hit the the initial Scottish defensive line from the rear, then from up there they wouldn't even have to cross the Pelstream to achieve that. The area I am referring to is south of the Dryfield, high up on the south side of the great ravine. They would still have to cross where the southern tributary of the Bannock turned into the smaller ravine that deepens on it's way down to the carse. Not too difficult, as the ravine only started to form beyond what is in modern times known as Stein Square. That smaller ravine I believe to be the so called "evil ditch" Edward had to escape over that can't be found down on the carse. As the Scots advanced between the two ravines on the second day the cavalry could no longer get out at the point they got in. They were forced to ride down and up the smaller ravine somewhere between Stein Square and the Fairview nursing home to escape. The southern tributary is virtually destroyed now. Over centuries water was diverted down in to what is now exclusively known as the Bannock. Initially to increase the water flow to the mills constructed along it's course. Later to prevent the southern tributary from bursting it's banks and flooding fields. What was left of it was buried in a pipe, and filled over to build a housing estate behind Wallace Street. It's little more than a trickle coming out of the pipe's end near Fairview today. Further destruction occurred at the back of the promontory, again for housing. Reducing the height and degree of slope down to the carse enormously. No one even considers looking up there. Yet a walk between those two ravines even now, still reveals the worst natural trap for cavalry to camp in imaginable. Believe what you believe, but for me the argument between the advocates of the Dryfield site and the carse is all based on references to crossing the Bannock and they just don't get it that there's two burns to consider, not one. All the best to you anyway. At least you want a solution found and that is always commendable.

[@SpiritofScotland-v7e]

@@2001perseus. Cheers, appreciate your reply. Will look further into your views. Nothing can be dismissed until something concrete is found. I think i understand the area you are talking about and will have a look over the next few days. It's always difficult looking at todays topography and trying to imagine it 700 years ago before all the modern construction. I've walked the Bannock right down to the estuary on the Forth to get a feel for it and the surrounding area. Some contemporary chroniclers' talk about crossing the Bannock and then recrossing it. I wonder if they could be getting confused re the burn you mention? Interesting thought...

[@rogergraham5258]

​@@2001perseus.I'm afraid there is so much wrng with what you ssy that I doubt if you have thoroughly read or understood Scott's books or examined his proofs.

[@David-qm2qj]

Cool video Idea. Is it possible to add even more models to reach the historical number of combatans? They dont have to fight or connect all at once. But I thing bringing realistic numbers would even enhance the visualisation.

[@historybattles3D]

The amount of soldiers used in this videos stretched the software to its limits. I doubt I'd be able to work with a larger amount of soldiers on screen. Maybe, but I'll need to test this and see.

[@Chicken_Nugget1]

"You have bled with Wallace!! Now bleed with me!!!!"

[@Kmc-r7t]

Youre onto a winner here with these videos. One suggestion, sort out the pronunciation of place names please. Ber W ick and Loodon 😮. You left out the contribution of what was termed by the Scots the 'small folk', the camp followers and those too late to be incorporated into the well trained schiltrons. According to the records, their appearance at the height of the fighting appeared to be a second Scottish army to the English and may have been the deciding factor in their decision to break and flee. Really enjoyable content👍😁

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you very much for the positive feedback. As for the pronunciation that's probably something that I'll never be able to satisfy a portion of the audience. No matter what Voice Artist I'm using there are ALWAYS complaints about pronunciations>

[@rippleban]

Out of curiosity, is the animation made from a video game simulation? Mount and blade perhaps? Anyways cool video, entertaining as always! ❤

[@historybattles3D]

No, everything is hand made! I describe it in the pinned comment. Thank you very much!

[@hothmandon]

All the movie show was one ending scene of them charging, and then it rolls to ending credits.

[@paolow1299]

Excellent job well done .The Scots were vastly outnumbered during conflicts with England and had to adapt their tactics to suit .over hundreds of years they developed into expert guerrilla fighters .Bruce's achievement is all the more remarkable considering he had to defeat powerful enemy's within Scotland before turning his attention to the English

[@rooneye]

What game is this from? or is it custom graphics? If so AMAZING work.

[@marcg1314]

Nice video but you made a mistake with the geography. At 3.16 you have put Ayrshire in the wrong place, it is directly above Galloway. When your ship sailed from Ireland it should of turned south and sailed round the Mull of Kintyre and then landed in the Irvine Bay area of Ayrshire (not Carrick!) directly across from the Isle of Arran, your ship landed in Argyle! You also put Stirling castle in the wrong place as well (it should be slightly SE). If you want any help with this or any other pls let me know.

[@historybattles3D]

Yes, I know about the mistake. Eyeballing it is a bad idea. I've seen the place on a map, tried to memorize it, and placed the name on my map where I remembered seeing it. I need to find a more accurate but easier way of doing this in order to avoid such mistakes. The unfortunate thing is that I'm a single person and have no way of proof-reading-watching my videos. The amount of work just to get them out there is staggering and it is very easy for some minor things to slip through the "cracks".

[@gamelot12093]

The Scottish phalanx-like pike tactics were very effective against cavalry.

[@loyalpiper]

Scottish gentleman stamp of approval

[@prakashchikte5458]

no words .... awesome. thanks fr everything

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you so much 😀

[@anthonymichaelwilson8401]

What you need to know about Bannock Burn , it was like Goliath against David 😊

[@KevlarSammy]

“Resplendent”

[@historybattles3D]

Thank you!

[@faxxing]

is that a game? and nice work!

[@marcusvalerius7663]

Very well done You sould make a real historical TW game style.. That would be awesome if it looks like this :D... Or just a simple game where you can play the historical battles!..

[@historybattles3D]

Maybe one day! Thank you very much!

[@sassysasquatch4096]

Any chance for a crusade video?

[@historybattles3D]

Yes, it will happen at some point certainly.

[@patrickseiler6626]

Wow beautifully depicted realism . Would the MTW Attila engine not permit the cavalry and noblemen separate?

[@historybattles3D]

Ι just thought of making something unique and not just use Total War like hundreds of other channels. Thank you very much!

[@TheJpf79]

I live in Falkirk, this all happened on my doorstep. Scotland didn't "Invade" Ireland, Roberts brother was named the high king by Irish chiefs and attacked English occupied Ireland.

[@matlachlannmacgregor-macle8735]

Us Scots invaded Norman Ireland and planned to unite the Gaels of Ireland and the Gaels of Scotland… the overall plan was to bring in a Celtic union amongst the Celtic peoples of Scotland and Ireland. Then if Edward Bruce was to be successful in expelling Norman-Irish and English presence in Ireland, they were then going to unite and push through into Wales, to liberate Wales.

[@matlachlannmacgregor-macle8735]

It was being said that Robert Bruce was the return of King Arthur. He was using this to his advantage. His overall plan was to unite the Celtic peoples of Scotland, Ireland and Wales - to finally once and for all expel the English from the Celtic nations. I have references if you want them?