Battle of Auldearn
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The Battle of Auldearn was an engagement of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It took place on 9 May 1645, in and around the village of Auldearn in Nairnshire. It resulted in a victory for the royalists, led by the Marquess of Montrose and Alasdair MacColla, over Sir John Urry and an army raised by the Covenanter-dominated Scottish government.
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Battle of Auldearn | |||||||
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Part of Scottish Civil War | |||||||
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Royalists Irish Brigade | Covenanters | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lord Montrose Alexander MacDonald Manus O'Cahan |
Sir John Urry Earl of Seaforth | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,300 foot 250 cavalry |
3,600 foot 300 cavalry | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Light | 1,500 | ||||||
Designated | 21 March 2011 | ||||||
Reference no. | BTL3 | ||||||
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The pibroch Blár Allt Earrann commemorates the battle. The battlefield has been included in the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland and is protected by Historic Scotland under the Historic Environment (Amendment) Act 2011.[2]