▁because ▁of ▁their ▁dispers al ▁throughout ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁ ▁Douglas ▁drew ▁his ▁out number ed ▁men ▁up ▁behind ▁a ▁ford , ▁and ▁await ed ▁the ▁on s la ug ht ▁from ▁the ▁Gas cons , ▁Douglas ▁and ▁Ca ill ou ▁met ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁opportunity ▁and ▁mort al ▁combat ▁between ▁them ▁comm enced . ▁Ca ill ou ▁was ▁s lain ▁by ▁Douglas , ▁and ▁his ▁men ▁disp ir ited ▁by ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁their ▁captain ▁fled . ▁Douglas ▁was ▁later ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁his ▁fight ▁against ▁Ca ill ou ▁and ▁his ▁Gas cons ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁S ka ith mu ir ▁was ▁the ▁t ough est ▁fight ▁he ▁had ▁had ▁in ▁his ▁career . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁Calendar ▁of ▁Document s ▁rel ating ▁to ▁Scotland , ▁ed . ▁B ain , ▁J . ▁Vol ▁III , ▁AD ▁ 1 3 0 7 - 1 3 5 7 . ▁Edinburgh ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁ ▁B alf our ▁Paul , ▁Sir ▁James , ▁Sc ots ▁Pe er age ▁IX ▁vol s . ▁Edinburgh ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁Davis , ▁I . M ., ▁The ▁Black ▁Douglas . ▁London ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁Bar bour , ▁J ., ▁The ▁Br us ▁ed . M ack en zie , ▁W . M .. ▁London ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁F ras er , ▁Sir ▁William , ▁The ▁Douglas ▁Book ▁IV ▁vol s . ▁Edinburgh ▁ 1 8 8 5