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| 1297 |
| | | William Wallace's victory over the English at Stirling Bridge enables him to rule Scotland on behalf of John de Balliol | |
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| 1298 |
| | | Edward I's victory at Falkirk ends the career of William Wallace, of whom nothing more is heard until his capture and execution in 1305 | |
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| 1314 |
| | | After years of guerilla warfare, Robert de Bruce defeats the English conclusively at Bannockburn - and becomes at last secure in his kingdom | |
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| 1315 |
| | | The Swiss, defeating the Habsburgs at Morgarten, make lethal use of their halberds - designed to jab, grapple and slash | |
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| 1346 |
| | | The more mobile English force, of longbows and infantry, defeats at Crécy the unwieldy crossbows and heavy cavalry of the French | |
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| 1356 |
| | | The battle of Poitiers ends, on the third day, with victory for the English and the capture of the French king, John II | |
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| 1380 |
| | | Dimitri, grand prince of Moscow, leads other Russian princes in a crushing victory over the Mongols on the Kulikovo plain | |
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| 1385 |
| | | The victory at Aljubarrota, securing the Portuguese throne for John I, is commemorated in the Dominican abbey called Batalha | |
|  | The abbey of Batalha
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| 1389 |
| | | Victory at Kosovo gives the Ottoman Turks control over Serbia, which becomes a vassal state | |
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| 1389 |
| | | With a victory near Falköping, Margaret becomes regent of Sweden as well as Denmark and Norway | |
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