Battle of Alltachuilain
| Battle of Alltachuilain | |||||||
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| Part of the Scottish clan wars | |||||||
Dunrobin Castle was besieged by both sides prior to the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Clan Sutherland Clan Gordon (loyal to Elizabeth Sutherland and Adam Gordon) | Clan Sutherland (loyal to Alexander Sutherland) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Alexander Leslie John Murray | Alexander Sutherland | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | All either slain or chased | ||||||
The Battle of Alltachuilain (or Ald-Quhillin was a Scottish clan battle that took place in 1518 or 1519 in the parish of Loth, county of Sutherland, Scotland. It was fought between factions of the Clan Sutherland in a dispute over the Earldom of Sutherland.