William Wallace’s leadership embodied early nationalism in Scotland.

Evidence

It has often been said that Joan of Arc first raised the standard of nationalism in the Western world. But over a century before she appeared an outlaw knight, William Wallace, arising from the recesses of South-West Scotland which had been his refuge, embodied, commanded, and led to victory the Scottish nation. — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 469

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 469
• XREF: connects to: Edward I’s legalistic decisions intensified Scottish nationalism. — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 466; Early English language expansion preemptively foreclosed Scottish vernacular nationalism — Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on…, 359