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Did the Knights Templar help Robert the Bruce win the Battle of Bannockburn 1314?

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Did the Knights Templar help Robert the Bruce win the Battle of Bannockburn 1314?

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“Bruce had a cavalry force of some 500 men-at-arms under Sir Robert Keith, which was to play a small but crucial role in the coming battle. In an 18th century romance version of the Bruce Legend, the Knights Templar distinguished themselves at the Battle of Bannockburn on the Scottish side;[7] however this is unquestionably a later addition (c. 1700) to the account.