Before the main engagement at the Battle of the Standard in 1138, Scottish advance units probing toward Northallerton encountered English forces at Cowton Moor and were repulsed. The preliminary skirmishing as both armies manoeuvred for position illustrates that the Battle of the Standard was not a single sudden engagement but the culmination of several days of manoeuvre and patrol action.
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