Battle of the Bridge of Dee
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The Battle of the Bridge of Dee was a 1639 engagement of the First Bishops' War in which Royalist forces under the Marquis of Huntly attempted to halt the advance of Covenanter troops toward Aberdeen at the strategically vital bridge over the River Dee in Scotland.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Bridge of Dee canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Dee Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Royalists
NERFINISHED
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Scottish Covenanters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
King Charles I's religious policies in Scotland
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dispute over episcopacy in the Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| combatantRoleOf |
George Gordon, 2nd Marquis of Huntly as Royalist commander
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose as Covenanter commander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | First Bishops' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | civil war battle ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| date |
1639-06-18
ⓘ
1639-06-19 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1639-06-19 ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of Berwick (1639) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Covenanter forces
ⓘ
Royalist forces ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
George Gordon, 2nd Marquis of Huntly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Covenanters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royalists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTacticalFeature | defence of a river crossing ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | First Bishops' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
artillery fire on the bridge
ⓘ
infantry engagement at the bridgehead ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Aberdeen
NERFINISHED
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Bridge of Dee NERFINISHED ⓘ River Dee NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| notableFeature | fighting focused on a narrow stone bridge ⓘ |
| objective | to halt Covenanter advance toward Aberdeen ⓘ |
| opponent |
Covenanter forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royalist forces ⓘ |
| partOf | First Bishops' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Covenanter uprising in Scotland ⓘ |
| region | northeast Scotland ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Scottish Covenanter movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Covenanter victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1639-06-18 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of the bridge over the River Dee
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defence of Aberdeen ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear | city of Aberdeen ⓘ |
| year | 1639 ⓘ |
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