The 1345 raid on the Carlisle area was part of the sustained Scottish military pressure on the western border in the years before Nevilles Cross. Scottish raids continued despite Edward IIIs increasing military successes in France. The raids were designed to destabilise English border governance and extract tribute. Cumberlands inability to defend itself without royal military support illustrated the limitations of English power in the north.
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