The Marquis of Montrose . cauld for Highland kerne. Besides, they outnumbered the enemy by nearly threeto one. So, early in the day, Elcho with his armymarched three miles out to Tippermuir, accompaniedby many of the Perth citizens who were not unwillingto see a surprising judgment fall upon their ancient took up a good position in open groundwhere his cavalry had room to move. Montrosehad at the most 3,000 men — including probably1,200 Ulstermen, 500 of Alastairs Badenoch recruits,800 Atholl men, and Kilponts 500 bowmen. Hiscavalry, as we have noted, was confined to the threelean hors
The Marquis of Montrose . cauld for Highland kerne. Besides, they outnumbered the enemy by nearly threeto one. So, early in the day, Elcho with his armymarched three miles out to Tippermuir, accompaniedby many of the Perth citizens who were not unwillingto see a surprising judgment fall upon their ancient took up a good position in open groundwhere his cavalry had room to move. Montrosehad at the most 3,000 men — including probably1,200 Ulstermen, 500 of Alastairs Badenoch recruits,800 Atholl men, and Kilponts 500 bowmen. Hiscavalry, as we have noted, was confined to the threelean horses from Carlisle. The most pressing lackwas ammunition, for only the Irish had guns, andthey had but one round apiece. On Tippermuir,however, there were plenty of stones, and withthese as missile-weapons he bade the rest armthemselves. He put the Irish under Alastair inthe centre of his little force, and Kilpont with hisbowmen on the left, while he himself led his Athollmen on the right flank, where they were opposed to. Campaign ofTIPPERMUIR Am. ABERDEEN Montroses —Second ?• —- BertvicK TIPPERMUIR. 89 Sir James Scotts horse. He saw clearly that Elchowith his cavalry would surround him if he did notstrike straight at his heart. Further, he knew some-thing of the temper of the unwilling Lowland levies—men drawn from the counter and the plough-tail toa work for which they had little stomach. To suchthe wild charge of the clans would be a new , true to his duty as a constitutional commander,he sent Maderty with a flag of truce to inform Elchothat he was acting under the royal commission, thathe wished above all things to avoid shedding Scottishblood, and to summon him to remember his due andlawful allegiance. The Covenanters were to show atall times a curious dislike of the etiquette of civilizedwarfare. They promptly made Maderty prisoner andsent him to Perth, telling him genially that they wouldattend to his beheading when the fight was over.
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