Battle of Inverlochy (1645)

56°49′52″N 5°04′44″W / 56.831°N 5.079°W / 56.831; -5.079

Battle of Inverlochy
Part of the Scottish Civil War
Inverlochy Castle Ben Nevis in the background
Date 2 February 1645 Location Inverlochy Result Royalist/Irish victory
Belligerents
Royalists Irish Brigade	Covenanters
Commanders and leaders
Lord Montrose Sir Alasdair MacColla Sir Thomas Ogilvie  †	Lord Auchinbreck  †
Strength
1,500	2,000[1]-3,500[2]
Casualties and losses
Few[2]	1,500
Registered battlefield
Official name	Battle of Inverlochy II
Designated	30 November 2011
Reference no.	BTL24

Inverlochy

Inverness

Kilchummin

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Locations in Scotland

The Battle of Inverlochy occurred on 2 February 1645 during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms when a Royalist force of Highlanders and Confederate Irish troops under the overall command of James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, routed and largely destroyed the pursuing forces of Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, who had been encamped under the walls of Inverlochy Castle.

After being researched, the area was designated as a battlefield by Historic Scotland in 2011.^[3]