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The Battle of the Shirts
Scottish clans fought near Loch Lochy in 1544. Tradition explains the name Battle of the Shirts by saying the heat led fighters to remove their mail and outer clothing. The conflict concerned rival clans, rather than ownership of shirts.
The remembered name preserves a wardrobe detail.
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