Historic Battlefield (Inventory): Auldearn, 9 May 1645 (BTL3)

The Battle of Auldearn was a major victory for the Scottish Royalists over the Covenanter army during the Civil Wars. It was the fourth battle of the campaign of the Marquis of Montrose on behalf of Charles I and was central to his reputation as a highly skilled commander. Auldearn was the first time that Montrose had faced an experienced Covenanter army. Due to brilliant military tactics he was able to inflict a heavy defeat on them despite being outnumbered. The battle has been viewed as Montrose’s greatest victory and a significant Royalist success story in the later stages of the First Civil War.