▁divided ▁by ▁their ▁own ▁disag re ements ▁about ▁govern ance . ▁What ▁they ▁did ▁do , ▁unw itting ▁as ▁they ▁may ▁have ▁been , ▁was ▁allow ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁English ▁to ▁restore ▁their ▁fin ances . ▁ ▁The ▁return ▁of ▁Edward ▁III : ▁ 1 3 3 5 ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 3 3 5 , ▁Edward ▁III ▁began ▁seriously ▁must ering ▁his ▁forces , ▁timing ▁his ▁invasion ▁to ▁the ▁exp iration ▁of ▁the ▁French - engine ered ▁temporary ▁tr uce . ▁A ware ▁of ▁his ▁plans , ▁Scottish ▁loyal ists ▁were ▁also ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁war , ▁setting ▁aside ▁their ▁personal ▁differences ▁and ▁ev acu ating ▁the ▁low lands ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁invasion . ▁Edward ▁III ▁sum mon ed ▁an ▁army ▁of ▁ 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁men , ▁the ▁largest ▁assemb lage ▁he ▁had ▁ever ▁managed ▁for ▁an ▁invasion ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁and ▁set ▁off ▁in ▁July ▁with ▁a ▁plan ▁for ▁a ▁three - front ▁invasion . ▁With ▁a ▁naval ▁force ▁waiting ▁near ▁the ▁C ly de , ▁Edward ▁III ▁would ▁lead ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁tro op ▁north ▁from ▁Carl is le ▁while ▁Bal li ol ▁would ▁take ▁the ▁rest ▁west ▁from ▁Ber wick . ▁They ▁encountered ▁little ▁resistance . ▁After ▁the ▁arm ies ▁met ▁up ▁at ▁Glasgow , ▁Edward ▁III ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Per th . ▁ ▁In ▁France , ▁lack ing ▁an ▁answer ▁to ▁his ▁question ▁or ▁satisf actory ▁settlement ▁of ▁his ▁tr uce , ▁Philip ▁VI ▁open ly ▁assemble d ▁an ▁army ▁of