Battle of Inverlochy (1645)

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Second Battle of Inverlochy ⓘ
associatedWith Alasdair MacColla ⓘ
Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquis of Argyll ⓘ
Clan Campbell ⓘ
Clan Donald ⓘ
James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose ⓘ
belligerent Campbell clan forces ⓘ
Clan Donald forces ⓘ
linked to: Lochaber MacDonalds

Royalists ⓘ
Scottish Covenanters ⓘ
campaign 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, 1st Marquis of Argyll ⓘ
commanderRoyalist Alasdair MacColla ⓘ
James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose ⓘ
conflict Royalists vs Covenanters ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Civil War
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 under Alasdair MacColla ⓘ
location Inverlochy, near Fort William, Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Inverlochy
nearbySettlement Inverlochy Castle ⓘ
linked to: Inverlochy

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 (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 ⓘ

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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 → Second Battle of Inverlochy ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Inverlochy (1645)
Clan Keith → notableBattle → Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose → battle → Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ
subject linked to: James Graham
Battle of Auldearn → precededBy → Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ
Clan MacDonald of Clanranald → battleInvolvement → Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ
Montrose’s 1644–1645 Scottish campaign → notableBattle → Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ
Montrose’s 1644–1645 Scottish campaign → dateOfBattle → Battle of Inverlochy (1645), 2 February 1645 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Inverlochy (1645)
Scottish Civil War → hasPart → Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ
Clan Mackintosh → associatedBattle → Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ
Inverlochy area → historicalEvent → First Battle of Inverlochy ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Inverlochy (1645)
Inverlochy area → historicalEvent → Second Battle of Inverlochy ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Inverlochy (1645)
Alasdair MacDonald → notableEvent → Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ
Alexander MacDonald → notableEvent → Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ
Alexander MacDonald → participantIn → Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ