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Carbisdale, battle of

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Carbisdale, battle of, 1650. Early in 1650 Montrose sailed from Bergen to Orkney with a small force. He moved to the mainland without gathering much support and on 27 April was surprised at Carbisdale, on the Kyle of Sutherland, west of Dornoch. His supporters were routed, Montrose captured and hanged in Edinburgh the following month.

J. A. Cannon

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Carbisdale, battle of

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Carbisdale, battle of, 1650. Early in 1650 Montrose sailed from Bergen to Orkney with a small force. He moved to the mainland and on 27 April was surprised at Carbisdale, near Dornoch. His supporters were routed, Montrose captured and hanged in Edinburgh the following month.

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JOHN CANNON. "Carbisdale, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Carbisdalebattleof.html

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