While marching north again, Malcolm was ambushed by Robert de Mowbray, Earl of Northumbria, whose lands he had devastated, near Alnwick on 13 November 1093.
În timp ce conducea un marș spre nord, Malcolm a fost atacat de către Robert de Mowbray, Conte de Northumbria, ale cărui terenuri fuseseră devastate in apropiere de Alnwick pe 13 noiembrie 1093.