The Battle of Corrichie, also known as the Battle of Corrichy was a Scottish clan

Scottish clan

Scottish clans , give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs recognised by the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which acts as an authority concerning matters of heraldry and Coat of Arms...

 battle fought at Meikle Tap, near Aberdeen

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, in the year 1562. It was fought between the forces of George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly

George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly

George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly was a Scottish nobleman.-Biography:He was the son of John Gordon, Lord Gordon, and Margaret Stewart, daughter of James IV. George Gordon inherited his earldom and estates in 1524 at age 10...

, chief of Clan Gordon

Clan Gordon

Clan Gordon, also known as the House of Gordon, is a Scottish clan. The chief of the clan was the powerful Earl of Huntly, now also Marquess of Huntly.-Origins:...

 against forces loyal to Mary, Queen of Scots under James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray

James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray

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George Gordon had defeated the English twenty years earlier at the Battle of Haddon Rig

Battle of Haddon Rig

The Battle of Hadden Rig was a battle fought about 3 miles east of Kelso, in the Scottish Borders, between Scotland and England on August 24, 1542, during the reign of King James V of Scotland. The English army was led by Robert Bowes, Deputy Warden of the English East March...

, however at Corriche he was defeated by Scots loyal to Queen Mary, and apparently he died of Apoplexy

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 after his capture. His son Sir John Gordon, who was also captured was executed the following day. His cousin John Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland was forfeited and fled to France

France

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 where he remained until 1565. According to John Knox

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, at the parliament of May 1563, Huntly, Sutherland and eleven other Earls and Barons of the name Gordon were forfeited. In 1565 Queen Mary of Scotland restored the Earls of Huntly, Sutherland and others of the name Gordon who had been forfeited.