Qualla: Battle of Glen Trool https://qualla.com/battle-of-glen-trool en-us © 2026 Bendyline Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:40:16 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Glen Trool https://qualla.com/battle-of-glen-trool Battle of Glen Trool: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-glen-trool/ Levers and crowbars are not what you imagine when you picture medieval warfare, but they are what won the Battle of Glen Trool. In April 1307, Robert Bruce's men climbed the steep hillside above Loch Trool, picked their boulders, and waited. The English column they were waiting for - sent by the Earl of Pembroke to catch the fugitive King of Scots off guard - had to thread a narrow path called the Steps of Trool, the loch on one side and a wall of rock on the other. They could only move single file. When Bruce gave the signal, his men pushed.

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]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/u/c/battle-of-glen-trool-wp/gcuc-battle-of-glen-trool-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Glen Trool: The Fugitive King https://qualla.com/battle-of-glen-trool/ The previous year had nearly destroyed him. After his coronation in 1306, Robert Bruce had been beaten at Methven, beaten again at Dalrigh, and effectively disappeared from the historical record for months on end - a king on the run rather than a king on his throne. His brothers ...

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]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/u/c/battle-of-glen-trool-wp/gcuc-battle-of-glen-trool-an-invitation-into-a-trap.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Glen Trool: Stone and Arrow https://qualla.com/battle-of-glen-trool/ The boulders went first, tumbling down a 700-metre slope onto men who had no room to scatter. Arrows followed, then Scottish soldiers charging down the hill into hand-to-hand fighting. The path was too narrow for the English to support each other from in front or behind. The cava...

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