Scottish Covenanter army

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The Scottish Covenanter army was the military force raised by Scottish Presbyterians in the 17th century to defend their religious and political covenants, notably fighting in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf early modern army
military organization
activeInCentury 17th century
alliedWith New Model Army
surface form: English Parliamentarian army
basedOnDocument National Covenant
Solemn League and Covenant
conflict Bishops' Wars
Engager War
English Civil War
Bishops' Wars
surface form: First Bishops' War

Irish Confederate Wars
Scottish Civil War
Bishops' Wars
surface form: Second Bishops' War

Third English Civil War
Wars of the Three Kingdoms
country Kingdom of Scotland
disbandedDuring English Commonwealth period
garrisoned Edinburgh
Newcastle upon Tyne
various Scottish strongholds
ideology Covenanter movement
surface form: Covenanting movement
loyalty Covenanter leadership
Scottish Parliament
notableBattle Battle of Auldearn
Battle of Dunbar (1650)
Battle of Inverlochy (1645)
Battle of Kilsyth
Battle of Marston Moor
Battle of Newburn
Battle of Philiphaugh
Battle of Worcester (1651)
surface form: Battle of Worcester
notableCommander Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven
surface form: Alexander Leslie, Earl of Leven

Archibald Campbell, 10th Earl of Argyll
surface form: Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll

David Leslie, Lord Newark
James Livingston, 1st Earl of Callendar
Robert Monro
William Baillie of Letham
surface form: William Baillie
opposedTo Marquess of Montrose's Royalist army
Royalist forces
Royalist Scottish army
surface form: Scottish Royalists

forces of Charles I of England
organizedAs artillery units
cavalry regiments
infantry regiments
purpose defence of Presbyterian church government
defence of Scottish religious covenants
resistance to royal religious policies
recruitmentBase Presbyterian congregations
Central Lowlands of Scotland
surface form: Scottish Lowlands

Scottish burghs
religiousAlignment Presbyterianism
usedSystem committee-based political oversight

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Battle of Marston Moor belligerent Scottish Covenanter army
Battle of Marston Moor militaryBranchCovenanter Scottish Covenanter army
this entity surface form: Army of the Scottish Covenanters
Second English Civil War hasMainBelligerent Scottish Covenanter army
this entity surface form: Scottish Engagers
Second English Civil War participant Scottish Covenanter army
this entity surface form: Scottish Engager army
Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven militaryBranch Scottish Covenanter army
Royalist–Confederate alliance phase hasParticipant Scottish Covenanter army
this entity surface form: Covenanter armies
Royalist–Confederate alliance phase hasOpponent Scottish Covenanter army
this entity surface form: Covenanter armies
Battle of Benburb belligerent Scottish Covenanter army
this entity surface form: Scottish army in Ulster
Owen Roe O'Neill opponent Scottish Covenanter army
this entity surface form: Scottish Covenanter forces in Ireland
David Leslie militaryBranch Scottish Covenanter army
Battle of Kilsyth (1645) belligerent Scottish Covenanter army
this entity surface form: Scottish Covenanters
Battle of Philiphaugh (1645) combatant Scottish Covenanter army
subject surface form: Battle of Philiphaugh
this entity surface form: Covenanter army
Siege of York (1644) besiegingForce Scottish Covenanter army
this entity surface form: Scottish Covenanter army under Leven
Scottish Covenanter government militaryForce Scottish Covenanter army
this entity surface form: Covenanter armies
David Leslie, Lord Newark militaryBranch Scottish Covenanter army
this entity surface form: Covenanter army
Battle of Clones opponent Scottish Covenanter army
this entity surface form: Scottish Covenanter forces