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William Drummond Biography and Timeline

Follow William Drummond through 15 dated historical records for Scotland.

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William Drummond, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

15Distinct records

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1651–1688Years on this page

1651

3 September 1651

Battle of Worcester

Commander · Worcester · Warfare / Civil War

Drummond commands a Royalist brigade at Worcester, is captured and later escapes from imprisonment.

Role range: 1642-1651

3 September 1651

Arrest of William Drummond

Viscount · Lieutenant General · Worcester · Warfare / Civil War

Arrested at the Battle of Worcester but escapes & returns to the Highlands

Role range: 1650-1651

3 September 1651

Battle of Worcester

Viscount · Lieutenant General · Worcester · Warfare / Civil War

Arrested at the Battle of Worcester but escapes & returns to the Highlands. A Royalist Commander at the Battle of Worcester

Role range: 1650-1651

September 1651

Imprisonment after Worcester

Commander · Windsor · Warfare / Civil War

Drummond is taken to Windsor after his capture at Worcester but later escapes and returns to Royalist service.

Role range: 1642-1651

1654

Battle of Lochgarry

Viscount · Royalist Lieutenant General · Lochgarry · Warfare / Civil War

Joins Glencairn's royalist forces but is defeated by General Morgan

1666

Major

Viscount · Major General · Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General for Scotland by Charles II

1675

Arrest of William Drummond

Viscount · Major General · Dumbarton · Warfare / Military

Held for 1 yr in Dumbarton Castle for liaising with exiled Covenanters in Holland

1675

Covenanters

Viscount · Major General · Dumbarton · Warfare / Military

Held for 1 yr in Dumbarton Castle for liaising with exiled Covenanters in Holland

1676

Arrest of William Drummond

Viscount · Major General · Dumbarton · Warfare / Military

Released & restored to his command

1684

Peerage

Viscount · House / House of Drummond

Created Lord Madderty

1684

General

Viscount · General Ordnance · Warfare / Military

Appointed General of the Ordnance

1685

Lord Treasurer

Viscount · Lord Treasury · Government / Government of Scotland

Appointed Lord of the Treasury

1685

Lieutenant

Viscount · Lieutenant General · Warfare / Military

Appointed Lieutenant General for the forces in Scotland under James VII

1686

Peerage

Viscount · House / House of Drummond

Created Viscount of Strathallan and Lord Drummond of Cromlix

1688

Death of William Drummond

Viscount · House / House of Drummond

Death of William Drummond

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.