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Battle of Kilsyth

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

4Records
1645Date range
2Named people
3Places

Chronological records

1645

William Baille15 August 1645

Kilsyth · Warfare / Civil War

Commands the Covenanter Army which is defeated by the Royalists under Montrose who becomes master of Scotland. Baillie and his army were at Perth attending the meeting of the Scottish Estates, he given command of 6,000 foot and 800 horse

James Graham Montrose, 1st15 August 1645

Kilsyth · Warfare / Civil War

Commands a Royalist defeat of the Covenanters & wrecks the army of Baille & Argyll

James Graham Montrose, 1st1645

Edinburgh · Warfare / Civil War

Captures Edinburgh after the Battle of Kilsyth

James Graham Montrose, 1st1645

Glasgow · Warfare / Civil War

Captures Glasgow after the Battle of Kilsyth

Names involved

James Graham Montrose, 1stWilliam Baille

Provenance

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