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Skirmish at Towie Barclay Castle
May 10, 1639
Towie Barclay Castle, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, UK

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Description One of the first (and only) actions of the First Bishops' War was a Royalist attempt at storming Towie Barclay Castle. The attempt failed, but the Royalists regrouped and returned four days later to attempt to storm Turriff itself.
 One of the first (and only) actions of the First Bishops' War was a Royalist attempt at storming Towie Barclay Castle. The attempt failed, but the Royalists regrouped and returned four days later to attempt to storm Turriff itself. During the attack, a Royalist named David Prat was killed, gaining the dubious distinction of being the first man to fall in the conflicts of the English Civil War.
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