Events for September 10

September 10, 1771

Birth of Mungo Park at Foulshiels, near Selkirk. He became an explorer and doctor who charted the course of the River Niger.

September 10, 1315

Battle of Connor. Major victory for Edward Bruce in his invasion of Ulster

September 10, 1297

William Wallace seizes high ground above Stirling Bridge and bars route of invading English in battle the following day.

On September 10, 1297 William Wallace seizes high ground above Stirling Bridge and bars route of invading English in the The Battle of Stirling Bridge the following day. In numbers the Scots had around 15,000 and the English possibly 60,000, but probably 50,000. De Moray, with William Wallace as his captain, and their forces had come from besieging Dundee and stood situated on the high ground of Abbey Craig, across the Forth and to the north of Stirling. The English forces sought to cross the single narrow bridge and engage the Scottish force.

September 10, 1916

While serving in the Dublin Fusiliers during World War I, Irish poet Tom Kettle dies in attack on Ginchy