 Later historians and chroniclers would praise Douglas and his guerrillas as "schools of Knighthood", earning him the epithet "Flower of Chivalry" just as they had praised his relative the Good Sir James for his guerrilla tactics in the First War of Independence.As mentioned previously Douglas did not have a large tenantry base to work with himself, so the majority of the men that led his companies were bound by kinship, and their adherents.In his native Lothian, Douglas' clear leadership won over local gentry and their followings, but throughout the rest of the south it was Douglas' military successes that won him great support.