In October, encouraged by the news that Isabel Walton had successfully captured the former commander-in-chief of the enemy's battlefield, Lord of the Guard Sir Thomas and his Deputy Chief of the Guard recruited a number of mercenaries to join the war against the Scots in the town of Carlisle and in Cumberland, where it was located.

In addition, the two captains of the guard followed Isabel's advice and advanced the line to the main road to Scotland south of the Esker River, and used a large number of obstacles such as horse rejection and traps to prevent the Scots from crossing the Esque River and entering the vicinity of Carlisle Castle. Second, a garrison was set up in the village of Todd Hills, less than a mile south of the new line, and some troops were stationed at the garrison to reinforce the new line.

Sir Thomas immediately reported the capture of Isabel by the Scottish Commander-in-Chief to the Northern Council and its chairman, the Duke of Richmond. The overjoyed Duke of Richmond immediately wrote to Isabel to tell her to transfer Baron Maxwell and his eldest son to a manor house in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, to be placed under close care. She was also told that members of the Commission would be sent to the estate in the near future to interrogate Baron Maxwell.

On 5 October, Sir Thomas, the captain of the guard at Carlisle Castle, led Sir Ernest, Sir Alex Ferguson and a large number of cavalry troops to successfully raid the Scottish garrison at the town of Annen, Dumfries, following the route of Isabel's sneak attack on the previous days. The attack was followed by extensive looting and arson of many villages near Dumfries.

At the same time, Baron Maxwell and her eldest son, Isabel, who were in charge of guarding the country estate, welcomed a team of interrogators sent by the Council, consisting of her father, Baron Walton, a county knight, and a lawyer. Although the Duke of Richmond took the baron's trial seriously, the results were somewhat disappointing.

Before being escorted back to England, the baron, through his wife, gave Sir Oliver Sinclair the post of commander-in-chief of the battlefield. The baron could only give a vague figure about the strength of James V's invasion of northern England. And the time of the attack, the baron could not be determined.

Because of the nearly 20 Scottish nobles and knights who participated in the invasion, most of them refused to obey orders and orders from a court sommelier. From this point of view, the scattered Scottish army would fight its own battle near the border under the separate commands of the nobles and knights.

In desperation, Isabel had no choice but to write to the two captains of the guard at Carlyle Castle, Sir Alex Ferguson and his brother Sir Ernest, so that they could lead the army to raid the Scots' positions while holding their positions, and not allowing the Scots from all sides to get within the border.

As the days passed in the battle against the Scots' constant encroachment on the western frontier, Isabel had long since returned to her father's domain, Kirclington, and continued to live her normal life. When the time came to November 23, the fourth Thursday of November, Isabel remembered vividly that it was Thanksgiving, a day to thank God for a good harvest.

But now, today is just a Catholic and Protestant feast of the Last Supper, Holy Thursday, with the sacrament of the Lord's communion as a feast of love that embodies Jesus' charity, and the feast of patuncy that emulates Jesus' humility and selflessness. Because today is in honor of God's Last Supper, the Mass will be celebrated in the evening.

Due to the busy affairs of the Commission and the delay of the Scots in attacking, the Duke of Richmond denied Baron Walton's request to lead his mercenaries to fight on the frontier. As a result, Baron Walton was able to attend the evening mass with his wife and daughter in peace in the Domain Chapel.

However, no one, including Isabel, knew what would happen the next day. While she and her family were attending Mass in St. Michael's Church on the Territory, Sir Thomas, who had just sat down for dinner, received a secret message from a spy. The secret letter said that the Scottish army, consisting of 15,000 to 18,000 men, would launch an attack on the border on the 24th.

The next afternoon, the battle began. Sir Thomas and his lieutenant guard, as well as Sir Ernest and Sir Alex Ferguson, led an army of only 3,000 men to the north of the Eske line near the village of Gretnaglin. At this time, a large number of Scottish cavalry and infantry had emerged from all directions, and rushed towards them frantically with weapons in hand.

Although the frontier army, consisting of a small number of cavalry and a large number of infantry and archers, could not withstand the attack of the mad Scots, everyone present did not want to retreat. The dismounted cavalry and infantry units stood on the same line, and the archers who dismounted for foot combat also formed formations on the flanks of the infantry line and in the gaps between the arrays.

After a literal storm of feathered arrows, the infantry cavalry and a large number of infantry rushed towards the Scottish army in front of the battle with a heart-rending roar.

In between battles, Ernest Walton, dressed in three-quarters armor and armed with two armor-piercing cones and hammers, was covered in Scotsman's blood, running up to Sir Thomas, who was fighting fiercely, and shouted, "Sir, give orders!" ”

After slashing off the head of a Scottish halberd soldier with his gauntlet sword, and when he turned his face to look at the other party, Isabel's battle plan appeared in his mind, "Well, what time is it?" “

Ernest fought hard with the two spearmen a few times, and after taking out the other man, he shouted, "It's almost time for high tide, give the order!" ”

At this moment, Sir Alex Ferguson, who was fighting with a large number of infantry on the other side of the battlefield, suddenly saw that the Scotsman's artillery unit was about to open fire. After slashing down a halberd soldier with a battle axe, he yelled at his squire, Alfred Walton, "Go and report to the captain of the guard, the Scots are going to fire!" ”

As soon as Alfred turned around, he saw Sir Thomas's standard-bearer waving the flag back and forth, and hurriedly looked at Sir Alex Ferguson, "Sir, the captain of the guard has ordered a retreat!" ”

As soon as the order was given, the English, in the midst of fierce fighting, began to gradually retreat in the direction of the Eske River to the south. At this moment, the Scots suddenly opened fire, and several bronze cast cannons placed behind the battle line opened fire.

"Boom, boom......" A deafening sound of artillery made everyone on the battlefield deafening. Fortunately, the initial velocity of the bronze cannon at this time was very low, and the hit rate was also very low, and the few iron ball shells that were fired at the English did not cause great casualties when they landed on the battlefield.