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Noun: Sir William Wallace
  1. Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
    - Wallace

Type of: freedom fighter, insurgent, insurrectionist, rebel

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