Battle of Carbisdale
The Battle of Carbisdale (also known as Invercarron) took place close to the village of Culrain, Sutherland, Scotland on 27 April 1650 and was part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It was fought by the Royalist leader James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, against the Scottish Government of the time, dominated by Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll and a grouping of radical Covenanters, known as the Kirk Party. The Covenanters decisively defeated the Royalists. The battlefield has been inventoried and protected by Historic Scotland under the Scottish Historical Environment Policy of 2009. Although Carbisdale is the name of the nearest farm to the site of the battle, Culrain is the nearest village.
| Battle of Carbisdale | |||||||
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| Part of Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms | |||||||
The Royalists were in the field to the left of the village, and fled up the hill in the top-left of this photo | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Covenanter clans |
Scottish Royalists
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Colonel Archibald Strachan Colonel John Munro |
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose Sir John Urry | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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300 men (five troops of cavalry and a group of musketeers) 400 clansmen (from Clan Munro and Clan Ross) |
50 cavalry 1,000 infantry (from Orkney) 500 mercenaries (Swedish, German and Danish) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Two men wounded and one drowned, "low" |
450+ killed + 200 drowned 400 plus captured | ||||||
Registered battlefield | |||||||
| Designated | 30 November 2011 | ||||||
| Reference no. | BTL19 | ||||||
Location within Scotland | |||||||
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