Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss explained

Conflict:Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss
Partof:the Scottish Civil War
Date:24 May 1647
Place:Rhunahaorine Point, Kintyre, Scotland
Coordinates:55.677°N -5.646°W
Map Type:Scotland
Map Relief:yes
Map Label:Rhunahaorine Point
Result:Covenanter victory
Combatant1:Royalists
Combatant2:Covenanters
Commander1:Alasdair MacColla
Commander2:David Leslie
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The Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss took place between Covenanters led by General David Leslie and Royalist forces led by Alasdair Mac Colla Chiotaich (Sir Alexander MacDonald) at Rhunahaorine Point, Kintyre, Scotland 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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