A Scottish raiding force returning from England was intercepted and destroyed near Nesbit in Northumberland. The defeat contributed to the internal instability in Scotland where the House of Douglas was the dominant power. The prisoners taken included prominent Scottish nobles whose ransom became a political issue.
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