Qualla: Battle of Glasgow (1544) https://qualla.com/battle-of-glasgow-1544 en-us © 2026 Bendyline Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:40:16 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Glasgow (1544) https://qualla.com/battle-of-glasgow-1544 Battle of Glasgow (1544): Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-glasgow-1544/ The fight began well for the Earl of Lennox. His eight hundred men drove the first rank of Regent Arran's larger force backward into their own second line, captured the Regent's cannon, and for one bright moment the day seemed won. Then Robert Boyd of Kilmarnock and his friend Mungo Mure of Rowallan threw themselves into the heart of the melee, and the battle turned. By evening, roughly three hundred men lay dead on Glasgow Muir, one mile east of the medieval town. They had fought, in essence, over whether a baby queen should marry an English prince.

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