In September 1645, the good fortune of the Earl of Montrose
finally ran out. Having evaded the Covenanting forces for over a
year, he was eventually run to earth at Philiphaugh on the
Yarrow. Outnumbered three to one, Montrose was persuaded to flee
from battle and disappear back into the Highlands. Antrim's
Irish contingent, however, exhausted from over a year of
guerilla warfare and Highland living, conceded defeat and
surrendered on the understanding that their lives would be
spared. The Covenanters and Campbells quickly broke their word
and slaughtered every man, woman and boy - hanging and drowning
the last stragglers. Just one more bloody episode in the epic
MacDonald - Campbell feud, but a major blow to Royalist hopes in
Scotland. The Covenaters' memorial at Philiphaugh Copyright &
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