Battle of Inverlochy (1645)
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56.831°N 5.079°W / 56.831; -5.079
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Battle of Inverlochy | |||||||
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Part of the Scottish Civil War | |||||||
Inverlochy Castle Ben Nevis in the background | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Royalists Irish Brigade | Covenanters | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lord Montrose Sir Alasdair MacColla Sir Thomas Ogilvie † | Lord Auchinbreck † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,500 | 2,000[1]-3,500[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Few[2] | 1,500 | ||||||
Official name | Battle of Inverlochy II | ||||||
Designated | 30 November 2011 | ||||||
Reference no. | BTL24 | ||||||
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The Battle of Inverlochy occurred on 2 February 1645 during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms when a Royalist force of Highlanders and Confederate Irish troops under the overall command of James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, routed and largely destroyed the pursuing forces of Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, who had been encamped under the walls of Inverlochy Castle.
After being researched, the area was designated as a battlefield by Historic Scotland in 2011.[3]