Captain Thomas Crawford led a small force up the back of Dumbarton Rock at night by a secret path. The garrison was taken completely by surprise. Archbishop Hamilton of St Andrews — who had signed the Solemn League authorising Darnley's murder — was captured and hanged at Stirling within days. The castle's capture was a major blow to the Marian cause.
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