▁Scottish ▁Independ ence , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ang lo - Sc ott ish ▁War ▁of ▁Su cc ession ▁( 1 3 3 2 – 1 3 5 7 ) ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁cluster ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁military ▁campaign s ▁fought ▁between ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Scotland ▁and ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁England ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 3 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 4 th ▁centuries . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Second ▁War ▁arose ▁from ▁ling ering ▁issues ▁from ▁the ▁First . ▁The ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Edinburgh – N orth am pton ▁by ▁which ▁the ▁First ▁War ▁had ▁been ▁settled ▁had ▁never ▁been ▁popular ly ▁accepted ▁among ▁the ▁English , ▁and ▁it ▁had ▁created ▁a ▁new ▁group ▁of ▁dis enf ranch ised ▁nobles ▁called ▁the ▁" dis in her ited " ▁who ▁felt ▁und uly ▁dep riv ed ▁by ▁it ▁of ▁their ▁rights ▁to ▁Scottish ▁lands . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁" dis in her ited " ▁was ▁Edward ▁Bal li ol , ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁former ▁Scottish ▁king . ▁With ▁the ▁dis cre et ▁backing ▁of ▁Edward ▁III ▁of ▁England , ▁Bal li ol ▁demanded ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁his ▁ancest ral ▁lands , ▁and ▁when ▁these ▁were ▁not ▁forth coming ▁inv aded ▁Scotland , ▁following ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁himself ▁crown ed ▁King ▁of ▁Sc ots , ▁despite ▁the ▁young ▁David ▁II ▁already ▁holding ▁the ▁title . ▁What ▁followed ▁became ▁both ▁a ▁war ▁of ▁succession ▁and ▁civil ▁war , ▁as ▁some ▁Scottish ▁citizens ▁rose ▁in ▁defense ▁of ▁David ▁II ▁and ▁others ▁cast ▁their ▁lot ▁with ▁Edward