One of many systematic Scottish raids into the Northumbrian dales during the Wars of Independence. Redesdale, a deep valley running south from the border, was repeatedly targeted as a route into England. These raids were not mere plunder but strategic operations to deny England revenue, depopulate border areas, and demonstrate the inability of Edward I to protect his own subjects in the north.
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