James Graham Biography and Timeline — Page 3

Civil War

Sails for Norway

Role range: 1642-1649

Exile of James Graham

Sails for Norway

Role range: 1642-1649

Battle of Callander

Achieves a minor success at the Battle of Callander

Role range: 1642-1649

Battle of Speyside

Achieves a minor success at the Battle of Speyside

Role range: 1642-1649

Lieutenant

Appointed Lieutenant General for Scotland, 2nd term, by Charles II

Role range: 1642-1649

Lieutenant

Appointed Lieutenant General for Scotland, 2nd term, by Charles II

Civil War

Lands with an invasion force on the Orkneys

Invasion of Scotland

Lands with an invasion force on the Orkneys

Role range: 1650-1651

Siege of Orkneys

Lands with an invasion force on the Orkneys

Civil War

Reaches Strath Oykel waiting to be joined by the Monroes & Rosses

Battle of Carbisdale

Wounded & defeated in battle, the invasion is defeated & Montrose flees to the hilss. Wounded & defeated in battle, the invasion is defeated & Montrose flees to the hills

Role range: 1650-1651

Battle of Strath Oykel

Defeated by a royalist cavalry led by Colonel Strachan

Invasion of Scotland

Wounded & defeated in battle, the invasion is defeated & Montrose flees to the hills

Role range: 1650-1651

Siege of Carbisdale

Wounded & defeated in battle, the invasion is defeated & Montrose flees to the hilss

Role range: 1650-1651

Civil War

Defeated by a royalist cavalry led by Colonel Strachan

Arrest of James Graham

Arrested & taken to Ardvreck Castle

Role range: 1650-1651

Arrest of James Graham

Montrose is betrayed his host Neil Macleod of Assynt at Ardvreck Castle

Role range: 1650-1651

Arrest of James Graham

Arrested at Ardvreck Castle on Loch Assynt & handed over to the Covenanters

Covenanters

Arrested at Ardvreck Castle on Loch Assynt & handed over to the Covenanters

Siege of Ardvreck

Arrested at Ardvreck Castle on Loch Assynt & handed over to the Covenanters

Civil War

Arrives at Thurso with the intention of joining up with the Mackenzies in Inverness

Arrest of James Graham

Taken from Ardvreck Castle & handed over to General Leslie

Role range: 1650-1651

Arrest of James Graham

Led through Edinburgh by the Covenanters but his courage raises admiration

Role range: 1650-1651

Arrest of James Graham

Taken through Fife & shipped to Leith

Role range: 1650-1651

Covenanters

Led through Edinburgh by the Covenanters but his courage raises admiration

Role range: 1650-1651

Battle of Edinburgh

Charles II does not defend him because he tries to win the support of the Covenanters

Role range: 1650-1651

Civil War

Charles II does not defend him because he tries to win the support of the Covenanters

Role range: 1650-1651

Covenanters

Charles II does not defend him because he tries to win the support of the Covenanters

Role range: 1650-1651

Execution

Sentenced to death, refuses to repent

Role range: 1650-1651

Siege of Edinburgh

Charles II does not defend him because he tries to win the support of the Covenanters

Role range: 1650-1651

Trial

Sentenced to death, refuses to repent

Role range: 1650-1651

Death of James Graham

Death of James Graham, executed for treason by order of the English Parliament

Role range: 1650-1651

Execution

Executed at Market Cross for treason by order of the English Parliament. Death of James Graham, executed for treason by order of the English Parliament

Role range: 1650-1651

Treason

Executed at Market Cross for treason by order of the English Parliament. Death of James Graham, executed for treason by order of the English Parliament

Role range: 1650-1651

Capture of Caithness

Arrives from the Orkneys with a Royalist invasion force of about 1,500

Role range: 1650-1651

Invasion of Scotland

Arrives from the Orkneys with a Royalist invasion force of about 1,500

Role range: 1650-1651

Siege of Caithness

Arrives from the Orkneys with a Royalist invasion force of about 1,500

Role range: 1650-1651

Montrose Expedition Dispute

The commissioners demanded that Charles disown Montrose's continuing royalist campaign in Scotland.

Role range: 1642-1649 – 1644-1650

Reburial

After the Restoration, the remains of Montrose are recovered for honourable reburial

Burial

Given a state funeral & buried in the High Kirk of St Giles

Role range: 1650-1651