William Douglas, Knight of Liddesdale, conducted a major chevauchee into Northumberland in 1355, taking advantage of English preoccupation with the French war and the negotiations around the release of David II from captivity. The raid penetrated deeply into Northumberland, approaching Newcastle and plundering across the county. It exemplified the opportunistic Scottish strategy of exploiting English continental commitments to raid the north with minimal military response.
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