Battle of Tullich

Battle of Tullich
Part of Glencairn's rising
Tullich Hill
Date 1652 Location Tullich, Scotland Result Indecisive
Belligerents
Scottish Royalists loyal to Charles I of England	English Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
William Cunningham, 9th Earl of Glencairn Ewen Cameron of Lochiel	Robert Lilburne
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
Location within Scotland

The Battle of Tullich, in 1652, also known as the Battle of the Pass near Tullich was part of the Royalist rising of 1651 to 1654 in Scotland, which itself was part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

Battle

Scottish royalist forces who supported William Cunningham, 9th Earl of Glencairn fought against an English parliamentarian force under the command of Robert Lilburne who were loyal to the English Commonwealth. The Scottish royalists were mainly from Clan Cameron who were under the command of their chief, Ewen Cameron of Lochiel. The royalists were the first to retreat, however the parliamentarians also retreated soon after.^{[1][lower-alpha 1]}

Notes

References

• Clan Cameron Association (15 July 2007), Battle of Tullich Pass, Clan Cameron.org, retrieved September 2013  Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
• Mitchell, Ian (2000), "Dedication", On the Trail of Queen Victoria in the Highlands, On the trail of series (illustrated ed.), Dundurn, ISBN 9780946487790 

External links

• Battle of Tullich site record in the Royal Commission on the Ancient Historical Monuments of Scotland

Coordinates: 57°03′35″N 3°02′43″W / 57.0597°N 3.0454°W / 57.0597; -3.0454