In the summer of 1308, having broken English power in Aberdeenshire and Buchan, Bruce moved north into Ross where the Earl of Ross had initially opposed him. Earl William of Ross submitted and swore allegiance to Bruce in October 1308, securing the far north for the Bruce cause. The Ross campaign completed the subjugation of Scotland north of the Forth begun at Inverurie and the Harrying of Buchan, leaving only pockets of English-aligned resistance in major fortifications.
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