The Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss was a battle between
Covenanters
Covenanters ( gd, Cùmhnantaich) were members of a 17th-century Scottish religious and political movement, who supported a Presbyterian Church of Scotland, and the primacy of its leaders in religious affairs. The name is derived from ''Covenan ...
led by General
David Leslie and
Royalist
A royalist supports a particular monarch as head of state for a particular kingdom, or of a particular dynastic claim. In the abstract, this position is royalism. It is distinct from monarchism, which advocates a monarchical system of governme ...
forces led by
Alasdair Mac Colla Chiotaich (Sir Alexander MacDonald) at Rhunahaorine Point,
Kintyre,
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...
on 24 May 1647. The Covenanters defeated the Royalists.
Largie Castle at Rhunahaorine, home of the MacDonalds of Largie, was razed by the forces of General David Leslie.
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1647 in Scotland
Rhunahaorine Moss
Rhunahaorine Moss
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