Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss
55°40′37″N 5°38′46″W / 55.677°N 5.646°W
| Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss | |||||||
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| Part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Royalist Highland Scots | Covenanter Scots | ||||||
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Alasdair MacColla (Sir Alexander or Alasdair MacDonald) | David Leslie | ||||||
The Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss was a battle between Covenanters led by General David Leslie and Royalist forces led by Alasdair Mac Colla Chiotaich (Sir Alexander MacDonald) at Rhunahaorine Point, Kintyre, Scotland on 24 May 1647. The Covenanters defeated the Royalists.[1]
Largie Castle at Rhunahaorine, home of the MacDonalds of Largie, was razed by the forces of General David Leslie.[2]
References
- ^ "Scottish Battles List by Region, Scotland - UK History". 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ "Ronachan Places". 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-08.