The Battle of Sheriffmuir: John Campbell, Duke of Argyll, commanding two divisions of the Army of Great Britain, defeats the Jacobite Militia, commanded by John Erskine, Earl of Mar.

       NOTE: Campbell was outnumbered 2:1.

       [restored 10/26/2024]

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References:

Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, four volumes. (London: Cassell, 1956-58), 3:108.

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