Battle of Bannockburn Duncan and Eric Harald Macbeth Robertson both painted Bruce's encounter with de Bohun. John Phillip painted Bruce receiving the sacrament on the eve of the battle. John Hassall painted a similar theme. William Findlay also depicts Bruce at the battle. The Swedish power metal band Sabaton wrote the song "Blood of Bannockburn" on their album "The Last Stand." Battle of Bannockburn The Battle of Bannockburn ( or ) on 23 and 24 June 1314 was a significant Scottish victory by King of Scots Robert the Bruce against the army of King Edward II of England in the First War of
Robert the Bruce the River Tay. The following year, the clergy of Scotland recognised Bruce as king at a general council. The support given him by the church, in spite of his excommunication, was of great political importance. On 1 October 1310 Bruce wrote Edward II of England from Kildrum in Cumbernauld Parish in an unsuccessful attempt to establish peace between Scotland and England. Over the next three years, one English-held castle or outpost after another was captured and reduced: Linlithgow in 1310, Dumbarton in 1311, and Perth, by Bruce himself, in January 1312. Bruce also made raids into northern England and, landing