During his 1300 campaign into south-west Scotland, Edward I crossed the River Cree — the traditional boundary between Galloway proper and the rest of Scotland — against Scottish resistance. The crossing was opposed but the English force was too strong. Edward swept through Galloway collecting submissions and garrisoning key points. The campaign demonstrated the logistical difficulty of maintaining English control in the remote south-west, which repeatedly reverted to Scottish alignment.
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