James Douglas raided his own ancestral castle of Douglas in February 1307 when it was garrisoned by the English, on Palm Sunday — known thereafter as the Douglas Larder. He surprised the garrison at church, killed the soldiers, contaminated the well and stores, and burned the castle to deny it to the English. The methodical destruction of his own home demonstrated Douglas's commitment and the ruthlessness of his guerrilla methods; he repeated the act multiple times as the English refortified the castle.
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