1 January 1651Second in Command of RoyalistsAlexander Leslie Leven, 1st
Appointed 2nd-in-Command to Charles II
Historical records for Scotland in 1651, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Appointed 2nd-in-Command to Charles II
Appointed 2nd-in-Command to Charles II
Arrested & held prisoner for the rest of the war
Brown commands Scottish forces defeated by Lambert at Inverkeithing.
Taken prisoner by the English commanded by Lambert during the siege of Stirling
Taken prisoner by the English commanded by Lambert during the siege of Stirling
Sent by Leslie with a force of 4,000 to drive the English back across the Forth
The Scots comannder, John Browne, prisoner by Major General Lambert
Leslie commands much of the Scottish army as Charles II leads it south into England despite doubts about English Royalist support.
Leslie enters Worcester with the Scottish army and prepares to defend the city against Cromwell's converging Parliamentarian forces.
Keith joins the Royalist sortie against Cromwell's artillery positions after bombardment of Worcester begins.
Middleton leads part of a fifteen-hundred-man Royalist sortie against the Parliamentarian artillery, but the attack fails.
Captured at the Battle of Worcester, fights for the Royalists
Arrested at the Battle of Worcester but escapes & returns to the Highlands
Drummond commands a Royalist brigade at Worcester, is captured and later escapes from imprisonment.
Arrested at the Battle of Worcester but escapes & returns to the Highlands. A Royalist Commander at the Battle of Worcester
Captured in battle while supporting Charles II at Worcester
David Leslie commands the Scottish cavalry during Charles II's defeat at Worcester.
Captured at the Battle of Worcester, fights for the Royalists
John Maitland, Earl of Lauderdale, is captured among the senior Scottish Royalists after Worcester.
Keith is captured after his defenders lose their position at Powick Bridge and Parliamentarian troops force a crossing.
Dalyell is captured after fighting for Charles II at Worcester and is later imprisoned in the Tower of London.
Leslie, Earl of Rothes, is captured with other senior Scottish officers after the Royalist army collapses at Worcester.
Hamilton leads Royalist and Scottish troops in a determined charge against Parliamentarian positions around Perry Wood.
Keith holds Powick Bridge against Deane's repeated efforts to force a Parliamentarian crossing.
Montgomery commands Scottish troops defending the meadows north of the Teme and coordinates resistance around Powick Bridge.
Pitscottie's Highlanders defend the Teme crossing near the river confluence against Fleetwood's advancing Parliamentarian troops.
Pitscottie's Highlanders initially drive back Parliamentarian troops after they cross the pontoon over the Teme.
Dalziel holds a Scottish reserve on higher ground between Powick and Worcester while the fighting develops along the Teme.
Dalziel's reserve falls back toward Worcester as the Scottish defensive line south of the city collapses.
Pitscottie's Highlanders retreat toward Worcester after being attacked from the front and flank near the Teme crossings.
Leslie commands Scottish cavalry positioned around Pitchcroft while the decisive fighting develops south and east of Worcester.
Hamilton is mortally wounded during the Royalist counterattack at Perry Wood and is carried back into Worcester.
Montgomery is badly wounded as Parliamentarian forces gain control of the north bank of the Teme.
Hamilton dies from wounds received during the Royalist counterattack at Perry Wood several days after the battle.
Drummond is taken to Windsor after his capture at Worcester but later escapes and returns to Royalist service.
Defends Srirling from Cromwell
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