James, Earl of Douglas, led a French-Scottish combined force into Northumberland in 1385, accompanied by a French contingent under Jean de Vienne that had landed in Scotland. The raid was part of a coordinated Franco-Scottish strategy to strike England from the north while the English were distracted by coastal defence against French raids in the south. The appearance of French cavalry in Northumberland caused alarm in London and diverted resources that might otherwise have supported English operations in France.
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