The Weardale campaign of 1327 was Edward III's first experience of war — and a humiliating one. A large English army pursued a Scottish raiding force into the Durham moorlands but could never bring the Scots to battle on English terms. The Scots, faster on their hill ponies and familiar with the terrain, simply moved away whenever the English approached. The young Edward III reportedly wept with frustration. The campaign directly led to the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton in 1328 and English recognition of Scottish independence.
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