One of Scotland's worst defeats. Edward III besieged Berwick and the Scots attempted to relieve it. Like Falkirk, the schiltrons were broken by English archers firing downhill from Halidon Hill. Five Scottish earls and the Guardian of Scotland Archibald Douglas were killed. The young David II was sent to France for safety. The Balliol claimant Edward Balliol briefly became king with English support. Scotland descended into a second occupation from which Bruce's son would take a decade to recover.
Estimated 4,000-10,000 Scots killed including five earls
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