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Scottish people

The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use, "Scottish people" or "Scots" is used to refer to anyone...

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1297

9.11.1297

Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots jointly-led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeat the English.

1314

6.24.1314

First War of Scottish Independence: the Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory of the Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce, though England did not recognise Scottish independence until 1328 with the signing of the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton.

1388

8.5.1388

The Battle of Otterburn, a border skirmish between the Scottish and the English in Northern England, is fought near Otterburn.