Covenanters
Begins to secure a base for the Covenanters in Down
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1642 in Scotland
Explore 23 historical events and records for Scotland in 1642.
Historical records for Scotland in 1642
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April
Siege of Down
Begins to secure a base for the Covenanters in Down
May
Covenanters
Succeeds in securning a base for the Covenanters in Down
Siege of Down
Succeeds in securning a base for the Covenanters in Down
Siege of Newry
Occupies Newry & massacres 80 of its inhabitants
October
General
Appointed General in Chief for Charles I after the death of Lyndsey at Edgehill
General
Appointed General in Chief for Charles I
Other events (month unknown)
Capture of Newark
Captures Newark for the Royalists
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff for the Army of Charles I
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff of Charles Is Army
Commander of Ulster
Appointed Commander of the Scottish troops in Ulster
Council of War
Appointed Member of Charles Is Council of War
Council of War
Appointed Member of Charles Is Council of War
Covenanters
Appointed General of the Artillery of the Covenanters in Ulster
Covenanters
Appointed Lieutenant General of the Covenanters during the campaign in Ulster
General
Appointed General of the Artillery of the Covenanters in Ulster
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant General of the Covenanters during the campaign in Ulster
Lord General
Appointed Lord General during the campaign in Ulster
Marshal
Appointed Marshal of the Field of Charles Is army
Marshal
Appointed Marshal of the Field of Charles Is army
Rebellion of Roman Catholic
Leads the Scottish troops against the Roman Catholic rebels in Ulster
Siege of Charlemont
Fails to dislodge the Cathaloic rebels from their base at Charlemont
Siege of Newark
Captures Newark for the Royalists
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