▁time ▁that ▁Bal li ol ' s ▁al lies ▁were ▁leaving ▁him , ▁his ▁enemies ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁gather ing ▁strength . ▁Scottish ▁ships ▁of ▁war ▁waited ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁to ▁dis rupt ▁supplies ▁sent ▁by ▁Edward ▁III , ▁and ▁the ▁capt ive ▁Sir ▁Andrew ▁Murray , ▁formerly ▁Guardian ▁of ▁David ▁II , ▁was ▁released ▁to ▁return ▁home . ▁Bal li ol ▁attempted ▁to ▁pla c ate ▁his ▁three ▁primary ▁al lies ▁by ▁withdraw ing ▁his ▁support ▁of ▁de ▁M ow b ray , ▁but ▁only ▁succeeded ▁in ▁convin cing ▁de ▁M ow b ray ▁to ▁throw ▁in ▁with ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Bruce . ▁ ▁Bal li ol ' s ▁al lies , ▁divided , ▁proved ▁easier ▁targets . ▁Tal bot ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁loyal ist ▁William ▁Keith ▁of ▁Gal ston ▁and ▁imprison ed ▁in ▁D umb art on ▁Castle , ▁where ▁once ▁David ▁II ▁had ▁taken ▁shelter . ▁Murray ▁and ▁de ▁M ow b ray ▁purs ued ▁Be aum ont , ▁bes ie ging ▁him ▁in ▁D und arg ▁Castle ▁and ▁forcing ▁him ▁to ▁ret ire ▁to ▁England . ▁Bal li ol ▁had ▁given ▁Str ath b og ie ▁the ▁lands ▁of ▁Robert ▁Stewart , ▁one ▁day ▁to ▁be ▁king ▁but ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁de posed ▁High ▁Ste ward ▁of ▁Scotland ▁though ▁only ▁an ▁ad oles cent . ▁He ir ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁currently ▁claimed ▁by ▁David ▁II , ▁Stewart ▁joined ▁together ▁with ▁Sir ▁Andrew ▁Murray ▁as ▁co - Reg ents . ▁Stewart ▁r al lied ▁support ▁to ▁attack ▁Str