# The Battle of Stirling Bridge (1297) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/bow-and-blade-4271168/the-battle-of-stirling-bridge-1297 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/bow-and-blade-4271168/the-battle-of-stirling-bridge-1297.md Podcast: [Bow and Blade](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bow-and-blade-4271168) Published: 2025-12-17T01:16:00+00:00 Episode link: https://bowandblade.libsyn.com/the-battle-of-stirling-bridge-1297 Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bowandblade/podcast_63_mstr.mp3?dest-id=3032885 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bow-and-blade-4271168/episodes/the-battle-of-stirling-bridge-1297 Duration seconds: 3880 ## Resource In this episode of Bow & Blade , Michael and Kelly examine the Battle of Stirling Bridge in Scotland as a clear example of poor generalship. Focusing on the English command's mistakes, they explore how underestimating William Wallace and the Scottish forces led to disastrous decisions over terrain and timing. You can support this podcast on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalists ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bow-and-blade-4271168/episodes/the-battle-of-stirling-bridge-1297/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/bow-and-blade-4271168/the-battle-of-stirling-bridge-1297.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.