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Covenanters

England · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

8Records
1643–1647Date range
6Named people
6Places

Chronological records

1643

John PymSeptember 1643

London · Warfare / Civil War

The price of the alliance is a National Covenant & Solemn League signed by Pym

1644

William Cavendish Devonshire, 1st19 February 1644

Corbridge · Warfare / Civil War

The Covenanters are defeated by the Royalist horse under Newcastle at Corbridge

John Gordon19 March 1644

Aberdeen · Warfare / Civil War

Leads a siege of Aberdeen & captures some leading Covenanters

William Cavendish Devonshire, 1st25 March 1644

Hilton · Warfare / Civil War

Covenanters under Leven & Royalists under Newcastle clash but the result is indecisive

George Gordon HuntlyMarch 1644

Aberdeen · Warfare / Civil War

Captures Aberdeen from the Covenanters

Thomas Fairfax Cameron, 3rd20 April 1644

Tadcaster · Warfare / Civil War

The Covenanters & Parliament join forces at Tadcaster

William Cavendish Devonshire, 1st22 April 1644

York · Warfare / Civil War

Covenanters & Parliament raise the siege of York to destroy Devonshires army

1647

Charles I2 April 1647

Warfare / Civil War

The French send Montreuil to Scotland to negotiate peace with the Covenanters

Names involved

Charles IGeorge Gordon HuntlyJohn GordonJohn PymThomas Fairfax Cameron, 3rdWilliam Cavendish Devonshire, 1st

Provenance

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