New macbook pro with mavericks but time machine back up with Mountain Lion

Due to an incident with a cup of coffee my 2009 Macbook pro was unexpectedly destroyed.  However I now have (thanks to Insurance) a new Macbook Pro which runs Maverick.  I have a back up of my Mac from Time machine however my latest back up was using Mountain Lion, am I going to be able to re-install this back up onto my new computer?  If not how can I get my data out of Time Machine onto my new mac?

You need to erase and format the new HD as OS X Extended (journaled), restore the TM backup onto it, and then reinstall Lion to put on the Recovery HD. Best is to do all of that in an ext HD enclosure, ensure that it boots the MBP, and then put it into the MBP. Once that's done and, if the MBP supports it, upgrade to Mtn Lion, which is what Lion should have been when it shipped.

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