The Earl of Douglas returned to England with 1,100 men and destroyed Warkworth on the 18th of July and began raiding throughout Northumberland and Cumberland.

[1][2][3][4][5] Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde, gathered a force to see off the invaders including Sir John Wallace of Craigie, John Somerville, the Sheriff of Ayr, Lord Herbert Maxwell, Lord Adam Johnstone, David Stewart of Castlemilk, and 4,000 men of Annandale, Nithsdale, Carrick, and Kyle which were mainly spearmen with some archers.

The archers were deployed in loose formation ahead of the main body of infantry in the style of Crécy, Poitiers, and Agincourt.

Magnus Redmane charged forward to attack Sir John Wallace of Craigie but was killed in the attempt.

The Sark, Kirtle, and Esk penned the English in place making manoeuver or retreat impossible and they were driven into a rout.

On 28 January 1450 Sir John Wallace of Craigie, on his deathbed, renounced all claims he and his son had made on the lands of the Abbey of Paisley.

The Douglas' victory redeemed them from their previous defeat at Homildon Hill in 1402 and granted them justification to increase their lands along the border and the size of their armed retinues.