Andrew de Moray

[joshua_y]

I am looking for information on Andrew de Moray, Andrew Murray (whatever you want to call him). All the history books I have seen about the Scottish wars of independence have been rather brief about his life. Whoever knows of anything please respond.

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Joshua

Andrew Murray died young, of wounds sustained during the Battle of Stirling Bridge, so not a great deal is known about him.
He was the son of Sir Andrew Murray, who was lord of Petty in Inverness-shire. Young Andrew was captured at Dunbar in 1296 during Edward Longshanks' invasion and was imprisoned at Chester. Murray escaped from Chester and returned home to lead an uprising in the North. The rising began in May 1297 and by August much of Scotland north of the Mounth was free by the hand of Murray's army.
By the end of August Murray had joined up with Wallace at Stirling Bridge, where their two armies were combined under their joint command. Murray was wounded during the pitched battle at Stirling Bridge (September 11th) and died of his wounds in November 1297.

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[joshua_y]

thanks!!

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Joshua