The Earl of Douglas led a major Scottish invasion of Northumberland in 1402 that ended in the catastrophic Scottish defeat at Homildon Hill. In the weeks before Homildon, Douglas's army raided widely across Northumberland, burning settlements and driving off enormous quantities of livestock. The raid was one of the largest Scottish incursions since Neville's Cross and its failure — Douglas himself was captured and badly wounded — was a severe blow to Scottish offensive capacity that shaped border relations for a generation.
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