Battle of Aberdeen (1644)
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The Battle of Aberdeen (1644) was a significant engagement of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in which Royalist forces under James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, defeated a Covenanter army near the Scottish city of Aberdeen.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Aberdeen (1644) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| aftermath | Royalist forces looted Aberdeen ⓘ |
| associatedNobleTitle | Marquess of Montrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPoliticalFaction | Royalist cause in Scotland ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Covenanters
NERFINISHED
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Royalists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Montrose’s 1644–1645 campaign in Scotland ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | early battle in Montrose’s Royalist campaign ⓘ |
| cityInvolved | Aberdeen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantForceType |
Covenanter militia
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Covenanter regular troops ⓘ Highland clansmen ⓘ Royalist Irish infantry ⓘ |
| commander |
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Lewis Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Balfour, 2nd Lord Balfour of Burleigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| CovenanterCommander |
Lord Lewis Gordon
NERFINISHED
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Robert Balfour, 2nd Lord Balfour of Burleigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 13 September 1644 ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Fyvie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySourceType |
17th-century chronicles
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letters and dispatches from Montrose’s campaign ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Early modern Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Battle of Aberdeen (1298)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Aberdeen (1640) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Aberdeen, Scotland
NERFINISHED
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near Aberdeen ⓘ |
| notableFor | Royalist sack of Aberdeen after the battle ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Covenanter government in Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingPoliticalFaction | Scottish Covenanters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish campaign of 1644–1645 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Tippermuir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRoyalistLeader | James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
English Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Irish Confederate Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Royalist victory ⓘ |
| RoyalistCommander | James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | consolidated Montrose’s early gains in the north-east of Scotland ⓘ |
| theatre | Scottish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | pitched battle ⓘ |
| year | 1644 ⓘ |
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