▁Ann an ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 3 3 2 . ▁At ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Hal id on ▁Hill ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁July ▁ 1 3 3 3 , ▁he ▁commanded ▁the ▁first ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁Sc ots ' ▁Army , ▁supported ▁by ▁Sir ▁Andrew ▁F ras er ▁and ▁his ▁two ▁brothers , ▁Simon ▁and ▁James . ▁Esc aping ▁from ▁the ▁car n age ▁there ▁he ▁retired ▁to ▁France . ▁ ▁Reg ency ▁John ▁returned ▁to ▁Scotland ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁when ▁he ▁and ▁the ▁High ▁Ste ward ▁of ▁Scotland ▁( the ▁future ▁King ▁Robert ▁II ▁of ▁Scotland ) ▁were ▁appointed ▁joint ▁Reg ents , ▁and ▁set ▁about ▁trying ▁to ▁restore ▁order ▁to ▁the ▁nation . ▁▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁taking ▁prisoner ▁the ▁Com yn ▁Earl ▁of ▁Ath oll , ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁forces ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁but , ▁on ▁his ▁swe aring ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Crown ▁he ▁was ▁set ▁free . ▁Com yn , ▁however , ▁dis reg arded ▁his ▁o ath , ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁camp , ▁and ▁res umed ▁his ▁host ilities . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 3 3 5 ▁ ▁led ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Burg h ▁Mu ir ▁near ▁Edinburgh ▁against ▁a ▁body ▁of ▁F lem ish ▁auxili aries ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁service , ▁under ▁Count ▁Guy ▁de ▁Nam ur , ▁and ▁forced ▁them ▁to ▁surrender . ▁But ▁esc ort ing ▁the ▁Count ▁to ▁the ▁B orders ▁he ▁fell ▁into ▁an ▁amb ush ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁prisoner ▁by ▁William ▁de ▁Press en ,