Battle of Dupplin

The defeat of the English at Bannockburn encouraged Edward III, now King, to take advantage of the country's unrest (and divided loyalties) and gain Scotland's crown for himself. He allied with a group of exiled Scottish nobles, who had been banished from Scotland during Robert the Bruce's reign (the 'Disinherited Barons'), and the nobles fell easy prey to Edward's plans. He encouraged Edward Balliol to make a bid for the Scottish crown, and following the Battle of Dupplin, southwest of Perth in August 1332, Balliol was crowned 'King of Scots.' The battle was a decisive victory against the Earl of Mar, the Regent of Scotland, whose 30,000 troops were defeated by Balliol's 3500 soldiers.