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Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Covenanter forces defeated the Royalists at the Battle of Carbisdale near the village of Culrain, Scotland.
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Wars of the Three Kingdoms
British civil wars, 1639–1653
The Wars of the Three Kingdoms were a series of conflicts fought between 1639 and 1653 in the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, then separate entities in a personal union under Charles I. They include the 1639 to 1640 Bishops' Wars, the First and Second English Civil…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Covenanters
17th-century Scottish Presbyterians
Covenanters 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. It originated in disputes with James VI and his son Charles I over church organisation and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Cavalier
Royalist supporter in the English Civil War
The term Cavalier was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier royalist supporters of Charles I of England and his son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration. It was later adopted by the Royalists themselves. Although…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Carbisdale
Scottish civil war battle (1650)
The Battle of Carbisdale took place close to the village of Culrain, Sutherland, Scotland on 27 April 1650 and was part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It was fought by the Royalist leader James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, against the Scottish Government of the time,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Culrain
Human settlement in Scotland
Culrain (Cul Raoin) is a small village in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. In 1650, the Battle of Carbisdale took place just outside the village.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)