Historical place archive

Kilsyth in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Kilsyth in Scotland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

10 records3 event labels5 people1645–1645

Historical events in Kilsyth

1645

1645
Civil War
Alasdair MacDonald · Civil War

Knighted by Montrose after the Battle of Kilsyth

15 August 1645
Battle of Kilsyth
James Graham · Civil War

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

15 August 1645
Battle of Kilsyth
William Baille · 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

15 August 1645
Civil War
Alasdair MacDonald · Civil War

Helps the Royalists defeat the Covenanters

15 August 1645
Civil War
Nathaniel Gordon · Civil War

Helps the Royalists under Montrose defeat the Covenanters under Baille

15 August 1645
Civil War
Ogilvy · Civil War

Helps the Royalists under Montrose defeat the Covenanters under Baille

15 August 1645
Covenanters
Alasdair MacDonald · Civil War

Helps the Royalists defeat the Covenanters

15 August 1645
Covenanters
James Graham · Civil War

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

15 August 1645
Covenanters
Nathaniel Gordon · Civil War

Helps the Royalists under Montrose defeat the Covenanters under Baille

15 August 1645
Covenanters
Ogilvy · Civil War

Helps the Royalists under Montrose defeat the Covenanters under Baille

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Scotland and Kilsyth. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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