Who led the Scots at Bannockburn?

The story behind the answer

In June 1314, the Scottish king commanded at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. He positioned his infantry in tight schiltron spear formations on boggy, narrow ground near Stirling, blunting English heavy cavalry and archers. The larger army of Edward II was funneled into chaos, and a decisive rout followed, forcing the English king to flee.

The victory transformed the war: it secured Scottish control of the heartlands, boosted international recognition, and paved the way to the Declaration of Arbroath (1320) and the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton (1328). For context, William Wallace fought earlier at Stirling Bridge and Falkirk; Sir James Douglas was a famed lieutenant; John Comyn had been Bruce’s rival.