Battle of Philiphaugh (1645)

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The Battle of Philiphaugh (1645) was a decisive engagement in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in which Scottish Covenanter forces crushed the Royalist army of James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, effectively ending his campaign in Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
belligerent Royalists
Scottish Covenanters
combatant Scottish Covenanter army
surface form: Covenanter army

Royalist army of James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose
commandedBySide Covenanter forces commanded by Sir David Leslie
Royalist forces commanded by James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose
commander James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
surface form: James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose

Sir David Leslie
conflict Wars of the Three Kingdoms
followed Battle of Kilsyth
hasAftermath Royalist prisoners and camp followers massacred
hasAlternativeName Battle of Philiphaugh (1645)
hasCampaign Montrose’s 1644–1645 Scottish campaign
surface form: Montrose's 1644–1645 campaign in Scotland
hasCasualties heavy Royalist casualties
light Covenanter casualties
hasContext religious and political conflict between Covenanters and Royalists
hasCountry Kingdom of Scotland
hasDate 1645-09-13
hasForceStrength Covenanter army numerically superior to Royalists
hasGeographicFeature fought on the haughs (river meadows) of the River Ettrick
hasHistoricalPeriod mid-17th century
hasLegacy commemorated by a monument near Selkirk
hasNotableFigure James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
surface form: James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose

Sir David Leslie
hasOpposingIdeology Presbyterian Covenanter cause
Royalist support for King Charles I
hasRegion Central Lowlands of Scotland
surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
hasSignificance ended effective Royalist resistance in Scotland in 1645
hasTactic surprise attack by Covenanter forces
hasTypeOfWarfare early modern pike-and-shot warfare
hasYear 1645
isPartOf Scottish Civil War
isTurningPointOf Bishops' Wars
surface form: Scottish phase of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
outcome decisive Covenanter victory
partOf Wars of the Three Kingdoms
preceded end of Montrose's 1644–1645 campaign
result Covenanter victory
resultedIn collapse of Royalist campaign in Scotland
destruction of Montrose's field army in Scotland
tookPlaceDuringReignOf Charles I of Scotland
surface form: Charles I of England and Scotland
tookPlaceIn Philiphaugh
Scotland
Scottish Borders
tookPlaceNear Selkirk

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Scottish Covenanters significantEvent Battle of Philiphaugh (1645)
Battle of Philiphaugh (1645) hasAlternativeName Battle of Philiphaugh (1645)
subject surface form: Battle of Philiphaugh