Bannerol

Same as BANDEROLE, q. v. Ban'nerville, in Pennsylvania, a village of Snyder co. Ban'nock, n. [Gael. bonnoch; Ir. boinneog.] A cake made of barley, oat, rye, or peas meal, baked on a girdle, or circular iron plate, over the fire; it is a favorite article of food in Scotland, and is used also in the N. counties of England. Bannock burn, ( bǎn'nok - burn ,) a flourishing town of Scotland, co. Stirling, on the Bannock, 3 m. S.S.E. of Stirling. Manuf . Carpets, woollens, and tartans. Pop . abt. 3,000. Near it was fought, 24th June, 1314, the great battle between the English, under Edward II., and the Scots, under Robert Bruce, which ended in the total defeat of the former. The lo of the English was estimated at 30,000 men, and that of the Scots at abt. 8,000. This decisive victory secured the independence of Scotland, and established Robert Bruce on the throne. At Sauchie Burn, about 1 m. from B. , James III. of Scotland was defeated by his own son, afterwards James IV. Ban'nock City, in Montana, a town, formerly the capital of Beaver Head county, about 45 miles W. of Virginia City.