In 1342, following his return from France, David II led a raid into northern England via the Carlisle corridor, reasserting the Scottish tradition of aggressive cross-border operations. The raid demonstrated David's ambition to emulate his father's military successes but also his limited strategic judgment — the north was still devastated from earlier Scottish raids and offered diminishing returns. The 1342 raid previewed the fatal strategic error of the Neville's Cross campaign four years later.
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