On 1 June 1679 Claverhouse's dragoons attacked a large armed conventicle at Drumclog in Ayrshire. The Covenanters, far from being unarmed worshippers, were led by experienced soldiers and defended a boggy position. Claverhouse's cavalry charged but were repulsed by musket fire and the Covenanting foot, who countercharged and routed the government dragoons. Claverhouse himself barely escaped with his life.
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