A small skirmish between Royalist Gordons and a Covenanting force at Turiff is often cited as the very first military engagement of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms — preceding the English Civil War by three years. The Covenanters were surprised and chased through the town. The "Trot of Turiff" earned its name from the speed of the Covenanting retreat.
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