▁approach ▁was ▁indirect , ▁and ▁the ▁English ▁had ▁time ▁to ▁must er ▁forces ▁of ▁their ▁own . ▁These ▁arm ies ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ne ville ' s ▁Cross ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁ 1 3 4 6 , ▁near ▁Dur ham . ▁▁ ▁For ▁the ▁Scottish ▁forces , ▁it ▁proved ▁a ▁dis aster . ▁The ▁battle ▁had ▁already ▁begun ▁to ▁go ▁poor ly ▁for ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁when ▁Robert ▁Stewart ▁and ▁Patrick ▁de ▁Dun bar ▁with d rew ▁with ▁their ▁re arg u ard , ▁leaving ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁troops ▁to ▁defeat . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁battle ▁was ▁over , ▁John ▁Rand olph ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁s lain ▁and ▁William ▁Douglas ▁of ▁L idd es dale ▁among ▁the ▁capt ives . ▁David ▁II ▁as ▁well , ▁was ▁captured , ▁taken ▁wounded ▁from ▁the ▁field . ▁ ▁The ▁capt ivity ▁of ▁David ▁II : ▁ 1 3 4 6 ▁– ▁ 1 3 5 7 ▁David ▁II ▁would ▁remain ▁capt ive ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁until ▁ 1 3 5 7 , ▁during ▁much ▁of ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁res ided ▁in ▁the ▁Tower ▁of ▁London . ▁Among ▁the ▁combat ants ▁at ▁Ne ville ' s ▁Cross , ▁Edward ▁Bal li ol ▁set ▁about ▁rec ruit ing ▁forces ▁to ▁join ▁him ▁on ▁an ▁exc urs ion ▁back ▁into ▁Scotland , ▁while ▁Henry ▁Per cy ▁and ▁John ▁Ne ville ▁swift ly ▁pressed ▁the ▁English ▁advantage ▁in ▁the ▁borders . ▁But ▁though ▁Bal li ol ' s ▁subsequent ▁campaign ▁did ▁restore ▁some ▁of