Following the catastrophic Scottish defeat at Solway Moss on 24 November 1542, English forces under Lord Wharton conducted aggressive operations from the English West March, raiding into the Scottish Western March and exploiting the collapse of Scottish border organisation. The captured Scottish lords from Solway Moss — many of whom Henry VIII turned into English agents under promise of release — provided intelligence that amplified English operations in the months following. The raids were part of the opening phase of what would become the Rough Wooing.
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