Battle of Inverlochy (1645)

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Inverlochy (1645) was a major engagement of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in which Royalist forces under James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, decisively defeated a larger Covenanter army in the Scottish Highlands.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Inverlochy (1645) canonical	8
Second Battle of Inverlochy	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ surface form: Second Battle of Inverlochy
associatedWith	Alasdair MacColla ⓘ Archibald Campbell, 10th Earl of Argyll ⓘ surface form: Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquis of Argyll Clan Campbell ⓘ Clan Donald ⓘ James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ surface form: James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose
belligerent	Campbell clan forces ⓘ Lochaber MacDonalds ⓘ surface form: Clan Donald forces Royalists ⓘ Scottish Covenanters ⓘ
campaign	Montrose’s 1644–1645 Scottish campaign ⓘ surface form: Montrose’s 1644–1645 campaign in Scotland
casualtiesCovenanter	heavy ⓘ
casualtiesRoyalist	light ⓘ
cause	Clan feud between Campbells and MacDonalds ⓘ Royalist attempt to break Covenanter power in the western Highlands ⓘ
commanderCovenanter	Archibald Campbell, 10th Earl of Argyll ⓘ surface form: Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquis of Argyll
commanderRoyalist	Alasdair MacColla ⓘ James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ surface form: James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose
conflict	Scottish Civil War ⓘ surface form: Royalists vs Covenanters
country	Scotland ⓘ
date	2 February 1645 ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	Battle of Inverlochy (1431) ⓘ
era	17th century ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Auldearn ⓘ
geographicalFeature	near the head of Loch Linnhe ⓘ
involvedUnitRoyalist	Irish Brigade in French service ⓘ surface form: Irish Brigade under Alasdair MacColla
location	Inverlochy ⓘ surface form: Inverlochy, near Fort William, Scotland
nearbySettlement	Inverlochy ⓘ surface form: Inverlochy Castle present-day Fort William ⓘ
notableTactic	night approach to Inverlochy ⓘ surprise march through the Highlands by Montrose ⓘ
partOf	Scottish Civil War ⓘ Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
politicalContext	conflict between Royalist supporters of Charles I and Covenanter regime in Scotland ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Inverurie (1745) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Inverurie (1644)
relatedWork	depicted in John Buchan’s biography of Montrose ⓘ
result	Royalist victory ⓘ
significance	major blow to the power and prestige of the Campbells ⓘ one of Montrose’s most notable victories ⓘ secured Royalist control of much of the western Highlands ⓘ
strengthCovenanter	approximately 3000 men ⓘ
strengthRoyalist	approximately 1500–2000 men ⓘ
theatre	Scottish Highlands ⓘ
year	1645 ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Clan Maclean → tookPartIn → Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose → notableBattle → Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ

Clan Graham → battleInvolvement → Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ

Scottish Covenanter army → notableBattle → Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ

Clan MacKenzie → tookPartIn → Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ

Maclean of Duart → notableBattleParticipation → Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ

Battle of Inverlochy (1431) → confusedWith → Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ

Battle of Inverlochy (1645) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Battle of Inverlochy

Clan Keith → notableBattle → Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ