James Douglas led a major Scottish cavalry raid deep into Northumberland in 1327, striking during the chaos of Edward II's deposition and Edward III's minority. The young king and his advisors attempted to intercept the Scots but were outmanoeuvred — the English chronicler Froissart records Edward III weeping with rage at being unable to bring Douglas to battle. The raid was part of the sustained Scottish pressure that eventually forced England to sign the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton in 1328, recognising Scottish independence.
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