wick ▁had ▁agreed ▁to ▁surrender ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁if ▁it ▁were ▁not ▁liber ated ▁by ▁ 2 0 ▁July . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁July ▁ 1 3 3 3 , ▁Sir ▁Arch ib ald ▁Douglas ▁and ▁his ▁men ▁came ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁troops ▁of ▁Bal li ol ▁and ▁Edward ▁III ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Hal id on ▁Hill , ▁just ▁to ▁the ▁north - west ▁of ▁Ber wick . ▁Though ▁greater ▁in ▁number , ▁the ▁Scottish ▁forces ▁were ▁sever ely ▁ham per ed ▁by ▁the ▁lay ▁of ▁the ▁land . ▁Their ▁caval ry ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁dis mount ▁by ▁bog gy ▁earth ▁and ▁proceed ▁on ▁foot ▁u ph ill ▁against ▁English ▁arch ers , ▁who ▁picked ▁them ▁off ▁in ▁great ▁number . ▁Once ▁weak ened , ▁they ▁were ▁over run ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁caval ry , ▁who ▁claimed ▁among ▁their ▁many ▁vict ims ▁Sir ▁Arch ib ald ▁Douglas ▁himself . ▁The ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁Guardian ▁was ▁a ▁severe ▁blow ▁for ▁loyal ists ▁to ▁David ▁II , ▁who ▁would ▁soon ▁be ▁carried ▁into ▁ex ile ▁in ▁France , ▁there ▁to ▁remain ▁until ▁ 1 3 4 1 . ▁ ▁Qu ite ▁quickly , ▁Edward ▁Bal li ol ▁made ▁formal ▁his ▁promises ▁to ▁Edward ▁III . ▁Andrew ▁Lang ▁records ▁that ▁in ▁a ▁Parliament ▁held ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 3 3 4 , ▁Bal li ol ▁" ack now led ged ▁fe alty ▁and ▁sub jection ▁to ▁his ▁English ▁names ake , ▁and ▁surrender ed ▁Ber wick ▁as ▁an ▁in al ien able ▁possession