Andrew Moray (Latin: Andreas de Moravia), also known as Andrew de Moray, Andrew of Moray, or Andrew Murray, was a prominent military leader of patriotic forces during the Scottish Wars of Independence. He was responsible for leading the rising in northern Scotland in the summer of 1297 against the rule of King Edward I of England and successfully regained control of this area for King John of Scotland. In the late summer, he merged his forces wit...
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Andrew Moray (Latin: Andreas de Moravia), also known as Andrew de Moray, Andrew of Moray, or Andrew Murray, was a prominent military leader of patriotic forces during the Scottish Wars of Independence. He was responsible for leading the rising in northern Scotland in the summer of 1297 against the rule of King Edward I of England and successfully regained control of this area for King John of Scotland. In the late summer, he merged his forces with those of William Wallace and jointly led the combined army to victory at the Battle of Stirling Bridge, where he was mortally wounded, dying sometime in the latter months of 1297.
Andrew Moray was born into the Morays of Petty late in the second half of the thirteenth century. The date and place of his birth, and if he had any siblings, are unknown. The Morays of Petty were a wealthy and politically-influential baronial family whose powerbase was located in the province of Moray in north-eastern Scotland. They traced their origins to Freskin...
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