Battle of Carbisdale
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The Battle of Carbisdale was a 1650 engagement in northern Scotland where Royalist forces under James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, were decisively defeated, effectively ending his final campaign for Charles II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Carbisdale canonical | 5 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Carbisdale, 1650 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Covenanter movement
ⓘ
House of Stuart ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Royalists
ⓘ
Scottish Covenanters ⓘ |
| campaign | Montrose's 1650 Royalist campaign in Scotland ⓘ |
| cause | Royalist attempt to restore Charles II in Scotland ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
Covenanter force under David Leslie
ⓘ
Royalist force including foreign mercenaries ⓘ |
| commander |
David Leslie
ⓘ
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
surface form:
James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose
|
| conflict | Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| date | 27 April 1650 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
capture of Montrose
ⓘ
execution of Montrose in Edinburgh ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | mid-17th century ⓘ |
| location | near Carbisdale, Sutherland, Scotland ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
David Leslie, Lord Newark
ⓘ
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
surface form:
James Graham, Marquis of Montrose
|
| notableFor | final defeat of Montrose ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Parliament of England
ⓘ
surface form:
English Parliamentarians
Scottish Covenanter government ⓘ |
| outcome | collapse of Royalist resistance in northern Scotland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bishops' Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Civil War
|
| politicalContext |
broader conflict between monarchy and Parliament in the British Isles
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struggle between Royalists and Covenanters in Scotland ⓘ |
| precededBy | Montrose's landing in Orkney Islands in 1650 ⓘ |
| region |
northern Scotland
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surface form:
Northern Scotland
|
| relatedEvent |
Execution of Charles I
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Covenanter rebellions against Charles II ⓘ
surface form:
Restoration campaigns of Charles II
|
| result |
Covenanter victory
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decisive defeat of Royalist forces ⓘ |
| significance |
effectively ended Montrose's final campaign for Charles II
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led to capture and execution of Montrose ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Charles II of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles II
|
| year | 1650 ⓘ |
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