campaigning against the Covenanters in the South West during the 1670s and early 1680s. He is much ha... nd extent of the country he was required to watch were too great for the leader of a small body of cav... little. He conducted his occupation with zest, however, and interpreted consistently the orders he re... agoons, both sides met again at the Battle of Bothwell Brig, on 22 June, and the Covenanters were conv
Constable of Edinburgh Castle //**[2]**//
* [[Tweedale]], a good friend of the Duke of Gordon and historically chosen as the interlocutor between the Convention and the Castle for this reason /
