In the summer of 1327 a Scottish army under Douglas and Moray invaded County Durham and occupied a strong position in Weardale. The young Edward III with a large English army attempted to force battle but the Scots maintained an impregnable hilltop position and withdrew by night when they chose, crossing the Tyne in darkness. The English army, paralysed by Scottish mobility, achieved nothing; the humiliation forced England toward the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton of 1328 which recognised Scottish independence.
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