George Gordon Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for George Gordon, based on 10 World History Database records associated with Scotland.

10 records1510–164510 events5 places

Chronological biography

1510

Birth of George Gordon1510

House / House of Gordon · Earl

Birth of George Gordon

1542

Battle of Haddon Rig24 August 1542

Warfare / England War · Earl · Scottish Commander · Haddon Rig

Commands the Scottish force that defeats Sir Robert Bowes's English army at Haddon Rig and captures English officers and men.

1561

Northern Power1561

House / House of Gordon · Earl · Aberdeen

Huntly remains a powerful Catholic noble in northern Scotland

1562

Huntly Defies MaryAugust 1562

House / House of Gordon · Earl · Aberdeen

Huntly resists Mary's authority in northern Scotland

Battle of Corrichie28 October 1562

Warfare / Huntly Rebellion · Earl · Corrichie

Huntly is defeated by forces loyal to Mary

Death of Huntly28 October 1562

House / House of Gordon · Earl · Corrichie

Huntly dies after defeat and capture at Corrichie

1645

Montrose Royalist Army1645

Warfare / Civil War · Earl

Joins forces with Montroses Royalist Army, provides 250 cavalrymen

Royalist Army1645

Warfare / Civil War · Earl

Joins forces with Montroses Royalist Army, provides 250 cavalrymen

Battle of Auldearn9 May 1645

Warfare / Civil War · Earl · Auldearn

Helps Montrose defeat Hurry at Auldearn

Civil War2 July 1645

Warfare / Civil War · Earl · Alford

Helps defeat a Covenant & anti-Royalist Army led by Baille but is killed in battle. Helps defeat a Covenant & anti-Royalist Armt led by Baille

Titles and roles

Earl · Earl · Scottish Commander

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.