▁Scottish ▁throne ▁following ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁ 1 2 9 6 , ▁and ▁Isabel la ▁de ▁War enne , ▁daughter ▁of ▁John ▁de ▁War enne , ▁ 6 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sur rey ▁and ▁Alice ▁of ▁L us ign an . ▁An ▁important ▁figure head ▁and ▁chief ▁among ▁the ▁dis in her ited , ▁Edward ▁Bal li ol ▁wanted ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁certain ▁ancest ral ▁lands , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁Edward ▁III ▁convey ed ▁his ▁dem ands ▁to ▁David ▁II ' s ▁reg ent , ▁Thomas ▁Rand olph . ▁When ▁Thomas ▁Rand olph ▁delayed ▁response , ▁Edward ▁III ▁pressed ▁the ▁matter , ▁repeating ▁the ▁request ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁April ▁ 1 3 3 2 . ▁And ▁though ▁Edward ▁III ▁did ▁not ▁open ly ▁give ▁his ▁support , ▁Bal li ol ▁and ▁his ▁follow ers ▁began ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁invasion ▁of ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁The ▁rep elled ▁invasion ▁of ▁Edward ▁Bal li ol ▁– ▁ 1 3 3 2 ▁The ▁first ▁sk irm ish ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁War ▁of ▁Scottish ▁Independ ence ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 3 3 2 , ▁when ▁Edward ▁Bal li ol ▁and ▁his ▁Dis in her ited ▁follow ers ▁took ▁the ▁day ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Du pp lin ▁Mo or . ▁The ▁decis ive ▁victory ▁left ▁the ▁inv aders ▁well ▁placed ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁where ▁their ▁ranks ▁sw elled ▁as ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁not ▁supported ▁the ▁Bruce ▁cast ▁their ▁lots . ▁Part icular ly ▁prominent ▁among ▁Bal li ol ' s ▁supp