Bannockburn Day
Bannockburn Day is held on June 24. Scotland. The Battle of Bannockburn 24 June 1314 was a significant Scottish victory in the First War of Scottish Independence, and a landmark in Scottish history. Stirling Castle, a Scots royal fortress, occupied by the English, was under siege by the Scottish army. This event in the third decade of the month June is annual. 
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Lasting for two days, Battle of Bannockburn was one of the most important battles in the First War of Scottish Independence. It remains a popular and significant event in Scotland’s history. King of Scots, Robert the Bruce knew the importance of occupying Stirling Castle. In 1314, his brother Edward Bruce led a force which surrounded the castle cutting off the supplies. Stirling Castle was held by Sir Philip Mowbray who proposed that he would hand over the castle to the Scots on June 24, 1314 unless an English force arrived to relieve him by then. Edward Bruce agreed and withdrew.
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