The Marquess of Hamilton commanded a fleet of over twenty ships and 5,000 troops sent by Charles I to open a second front against the Covenanters by landing on the Firth of Forth. However, Hamilton hesitated and ultimately failed to land his army, deterred by the strength of Covenanting resistance on shore and the opposition of the local population. The entire expedition achieved nothing and the troops returned without landing.
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