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WILLIAM WALLACE

William Vincent Wallace was a British composer. He was born in 1814 at Waterford and died in 1865. He composed operas.

Sir William Wallace was a Scottish patriot. He was born in 1270 and died in 1305. He organised Scottish resistance to Edward I in 1297 and was for a time successful until he was defeated by Edward I at Falkirk in 1298. He continued to wage war against England until he was betrayed and captured in 1305 when he was taken to London and executed.
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