Auldearn was one of Montrose most brilliant battles, using feigned weakness to lure the Covenanters into a trap and then crushing them with a cavalry flank attack that annihilated much of the Covenanting northern army.
c.2,000 Covenanters killed
This battlefield is listed on the Register of Historic Battlefields — a national designation identifying Britain's most significant battle sites for protection and further research. Reference: BTL31.
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