Stand-off at Bengrime | |||||||
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Part of Clan Sutherland – Clan Sinclair feud | |||||||
Coats of arms of the Earl of Sutherland (left) and Earl of Caithness (right) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Army of the Earl of Caithness: Clan Sinclair |
Army of the Earl of Sutherland: Clan Sutherland Clan Mackay Clan Munro MacLeods of Assynt | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
George Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness | John Gordon, 13th Earl of Sutherland | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None | None |
The Stand-off at Bengrime took place in 1601 and was a stand-off between the armies of John Gordon, 13th Earl of Sutherland (chief of Clan Sutherland) and George Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness (chief of Clan Sinclair). Bengrime is in the county of Sutherland, Scotland.