After his Moray campaign of 1307, Bruce demonstrated his cavalrys strategic mobility by striking far from the areas the English expected him to operate in. The Gairnside ambush caught Pembrokes forces in Aberdeenshire, far north of his usual operating area. The action illustrated the strategic principle that would underpin Bruces entire campaign: never be where the enemy expects, always strike where defences are weakest.
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