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William Wallace1274 - 1305
Outlaw and defender of Scottish independence. Born at Elderslie near Kilmarnock. Defeated the army of the English King Edward I at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. Shortly after Wallace's execution, which was a particularly ghastly affair, Robert the Bruce was able to re-establish Scotland's independence.
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