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Langside

noun
1.
(1568) Catholic forces supporting Mary Queen of Scots were routed by Protestants.  Synonym: battle of Langside.






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"Langside" Quotes from Famous Books



... prepared a hostile force to meet her. Her army, composed largely of Protestants, marched towards Dunbarton Castle, where they desired to place the queen for safe keeping. The regent intercepted her at Langside, and inflicted a complete defeat upon her forces. Mary was again a fugitive, and her followers strongly urged her to take refuge in France. But Elizabeth had given her a promise of protection, and Mary, impelled by some fateful impulse, resolved to throw herself on the mercy of her kinswoman.[79] ...
— An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) • Robert S. Rait



Words linked to "Langside" :   pitched battle, Scotland



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