The Battle of Dalnaspidal occurred on 19 July 1654 during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It was one of the last engagements in the war bringing an end to the Royalist rising of 1653 to 1654.
The Earl of Glencairn raised the Clan MacGregor from Rannoch. He would have no difficulty recruiting them because one of their opponents was the Earl of Argyll, a Campbell, one of their hereditary enemies. Alexander, the 12th chief of Clan Robertson led his men from Fea Corrie. Both forces met above Annat and marched up the old path to Loch Garry.
Battleedit
On the evening of 19 July 1654, Thomas Morgan surprised John Middleton at Dalnaspidal near Loch Garry on the Drumochter Pass. The Royalist horse had become separated from the foot. When Morgan's superior forces advanced towards them, most of Middleton's cavalry fled, leaving the infantry unprotected. As Morgan's cavalry continued to advance, the Royalist infantry also turned and ran.[2]
Aftermathedit
The fight at Dalnaspidal broke the Royalist insurrection in the Highlands. Although wounded, Middleton managed to escape into the mountains, but he was never able to gather a substantial force again.[3] Monck wanted all the leaders of the uprising put to death, but the Protector and Council promised a pardon to all those who submitted (see Cromwell's Act of Grace). William, Earl of Glencairn surrendered to General Monck in September 1654. Middleton escaped back to the Continent and rejoined Charles II at Cologne early in 1655.
Baker, Helen (August 2005), The Glencairn Uprising, 1653-54(PDF), Department of Linguistics, Lancaster University for their Newsbooks at Lancaster project.
Further readingedit
Plant, David (28 February 2007), , British Civil Wars and Commonwealth website, archived from the original on 24 July 2012, retrieved 6 September 2013
Plant, David (7 December 2009), John Middleton, c.1608-74, British Civil Wars and Commonwealth website, retrieved 6 September 2013
January 01, 1970
battle, dalnaspidal, part, wars, three, kingdomsdalnaspidaldate19, july, 1654locationdalnaspidal, near, loch, garry, scotlandresultenglish, victorybelligerentsenglish, commonwealthscottish, royalistscommanders, leaderssir, thomas, morganmarquess, argyllearl, g. Battle of DalnaspidalPart of Wars of the Three KingdomsDalnaspidalDate19 July 1654LocationDalnaspidal near Loch Garry ScotlandResultEnglish victoryBelligerentsEnglish CommonwealthScottish RoyalistsCommanders and leadersSir Thomas MorganMarquess of ArgyllEarl of GlencairnEarl of MiddletonStrengthUnknown1 200 foot800 horse 1 Casualties and lossesUnknown 1 Unknown The Battle of Dalnaspidal occurred on 19 July 1654 during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms It was one of the last engagements in the war bringing an end to the Royalist rising of 1653 to 1654 Contents 1 Prelude 2 Battle 3 Aftermath 4 Citations 5 References 6 Further readingPrelude editThe Earl of Glencairn raised the Clan MacGregor from Rannoch He would have no difficulty recruiting them because one of their opponents was the Earl of Argyll a Campbell one of their hereditary enemies Alexander the 12th chief of Clan Robertson led his men from Fea Corrie Both forces met above Annat and marched up the old path to Loch Garry Battle editOn the evening of 19 July 1654 Thomas Morgan surprised John Middleton at Dalnaspidal near Loch Garry on the Drumochter Pass The Royalist horse had become separated from the foot When Morgan s superior forces advanced towards them most of Middleton s cavalry fled leaving the infantry unprotected As Morgan s cavalry continued to advance the Royalist infantry also turned and ran 2 Aftermath editThe fight at Dalnaspidal broke the Royalist insurrection in the Highlands Although wounded Middleton managed to escape into the mountains but he was never able to gather a substantial force again 3 Monck wanted all the leaders of the uprising put to death but the Protector and Council promised a pardon to all those who submitted see Cromwell s Act of Grace William Earl of Glencairn surrendered to General Monck in September 1654 Middleton escaped back to the Continent and rejoined Charles II at Cologne early in 1655 Citations edit a b Baker 2005 p 65 Baker 2005 pp 65 66 Baker 2005 p 66 References editBaker Helen August 2005 The Glencairn Uprising 1653 54 PDF Department of Linguistics Lancaster University for their Newsbooks at Lancaster project Further reading editPlant David 28 February 2007 Glencairn s Uprising British Civil Wars and Commonwealth website archived from the original on 24 July 2012 retrieved 6 September 2013 Plant David 7 December 2009 John Middleton c 1608 74 British Civil Wars and Commonwealth website retrieved 6 September 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Dalnaspidal amp oldid 1177685700, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
