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Battle of Altimarlach
1680
1680
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type of battle

war or event

Later Scottish Clan Wars

at a glance

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location

modern country

Disputing the Earldom of Caithness, the legal claimant Sir John Campbell of Glenorchy was upheld against the heir George Sinclair of Keiss, who then took land by force. In the reputed last clan battle in Scotland, Campbell defeated Sinclair at Altimarlach, just west of Wick, inflicting heavy casualties. The courts later found for Sinclair and Campbell was instead created Earl Breadalbane.


   
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