In the days before the Battle of Neville's Cross in October 1346, the vanguard of the Scottish army under William Douglas raided into County Durham, burning settlements and approaching within a few miles of the cathedral city. This raid provoked the English response that led to the battle — the northern English lords, including the Archbishop of York who led them, confronted the Scottish army on Neville's Cross ridge just west of Durham. The Douglas raid was the immediate military trigger for the battle that would result in King David II's capture.
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