The Pass of Killiecrankie and the narrows at Dunkeld were natural choke points where small forces could delay armies. Montrose encountered light resistance at Dunkeld during his march north in 1644. The ability to force such passages without suffering attrition was crucial to the speed that made the Montrose campaign so astonishing.
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