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.

Map of the battle of Auldearn, 1645Map of the battle of Auldearn, 1645
Map of the battle of Auldearn, 1645Map of the battle of Auldearn, 1645
219 of `History of the Great Civil War. 1642-1649. (Sixth series.)` (11185041866)219 of 'History of the Great Civil War. 1642-1649. (Sixth series.)' (11185041866)