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Montrose

Montrose
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February 2nd, 1645: The Battle of Inverlochy, fought between Scottish Royalists under the command of James Graham, Marquess of Montrose, and Covenanter forces against Charles I's attempt to foist Episcopalianism on the Scots people. Montrose won the day, but in 1650 he was hanged in Edinburgh.

This song was written by Brian McNeill and recorded on The Battlefield Band's 1986 album On the Rise.



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