After the English army broke at Bannockburn, James Douglas was given a small force of cavalry and ordered to pursue Edward II personally. He chased the English king through the Falkirk area and across the Pentlands almost to the border. Edward II reached Dunbar barely ahead of the pursuers and escaped by boat to Berwick. The pursuit ensured there could be no rallying of the English army and collected hundreds of prisoners. The English baggage train — worth enormous riches — was left behind.
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