Battle of Auldearn
E435348
The Battle of Auldearn was a 1645 engagement in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in which Royalist forces under James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, defeated a larger Covenanter army in the Scottish Highlands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Auldearn canonical | 5 |
| Battle of Auldearn (1645) | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| aftermath |
consolidated Montrose’s control in the north of Scotland
ⓘ
weakened Covenanter military position in the Highlands ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alasdair MacColla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Royalists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Covenanters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Alasdair MacColla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir John Hurry NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Mungo Campbell of Lawers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| CovenanterForceComposition |
Lowland infantry
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ |
| CovenanterStrength | numerically superior to Royalists ⓘ |
| date | 9 May 1645 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Alford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Kilsyth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Early modern Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Auldearn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nairnshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
heavy Covenanter casualties
ⓘ
significant boost to Royalist morale in Scotland ⓘ use of terrain and village of Auldearn for defensive advantage ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Montrose’s 1644–1645 Royalist campaign in Scotland ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Inverlochy (1645) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Royalist victory ⓘ |
| RoyalistForceComposition |
Highland clansmen
ⓘ
Irish infantry ⓘ |
| RoyalistStrength | outnumbered by Covenanters ⓘ |
| tacticUsed |
defensive stand by Irish infantry under Alasdair MacColla
ⓘ
feigned retreat by Royalist forces ⓘ |
| year | 1645 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Auldearn (1645)