The Battle of Philiphaugh took place on September the 13th 1645 and was a victory for Sir David Leslie over the Royalists under the Marquis of Montrose. The Royalist forces numbered some 500 Irish infantry and 1000 cavalry consisting solely of gentlemen. David Leslie heard of the weak state of the Royalist army and immediately embarked on a fast march to make a surprise attack on the Royalists. The Parliamentarian forces of some 4000 cavalry reached the Royalists while they were camped just below Selkirk and attacked in the morning mist on September the 13th 1645. Montrose and most of the Royalist cavalry escaped, but all but fifty of the Irish infantry were killed. Research Battle of Philiphaugh
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