February 2, 1645Battle of Inverlochy, One of the Duke of Montroses Victories Over the Covenanters, Killing 1,300
May 21, 1650James Graham, (Montrose), Scottish Royalist Commander, Executed by Cromwellian Government
November 28, 1666Battle of Rullion Green, Peasant Uprising Supporting the Convenant Suppressed by Charles II
February 26, 1672Philip Van Der Straten, Sets Up a Factory in Kelso, Thus Starting the Border Woolen Industry
November 25, 1681General Tam Dalyell Raises a Regiment to Suppress Covenanters Which Later Became the Royal Scots Greys