Battle of Corrichie

Battle of Corrichie
Part of Mary, Queen of Scots Civil Wars
Monument to the Battle of Corrichie
Date 28 October 1562 Location Howe of Corrichie, near Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Result Victory for Queen Mary's forces
Belligerents
Kingdom of Scotland: Clan Fraser[1] Clan Munro[1] Clan Mackenzie[1] Clan Mackintosh[1] Clan Mackay[2] Clan Murray[2] Clan Forbes[3] Clan Cameron[4]	Rebels: Clan Gordon[5] Clan Brodie[5]
Commanders and leaders
Earl of Moray Earl of Atholl Earl of Morton	Earl of Huntly[5]
Strength
2,000	500
Casualties and losses
None	120 killed 100 captured[6]

The Battle of Corrichie was fought on the slopes of the Hill of Fare in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on 28 October 1562. It was fought between the forces of George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly, chief of Clan Gordon, and the forces of Mary, Queen of Scots, under James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray.

Huntly had defeated the English twenty years earlier at the Battle of Haddon Rig; however, at Corrichie he was defeated by Queen Mary's forces, and apparently he died of apoplexy after his capture. Mary had come in person to the north of Scotland intent on confronting the power of the Gordons. At Corrichie, the Gordons' tactic of charging with swords was defeated by Moray's pike drill.^[7]