Battle of Alford
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The Battle of Alford was a 1645 engagement in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in which Royalist forces under James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, defeated a Covenanter army in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Alford canonical | 2 |
| Battle of Alford (1645) | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| armedConflictType | civil war battle ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Alasdair MacColla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Alford
NERFINISHED
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River Don NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Royalists
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Scottish Covenanters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Montrose’s 1644–1645 campaign in Scotland ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | One of Montrose’s later victories in his 1644–1645 campaign ⓘ |
| combatantLeaderCovenanter | William Baillie of Letham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantLeaderRoyalist | James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
NERFINISHED
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William Baillie of Letham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| covenanterForcesIncluded |
Lowland infantry
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cavalry ⓘ |
| covenanterSideAllegiance | Scottish Covenanter government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 2 July 1645 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Kilsyth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Modern period
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surface form:
Early modern period
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| location | near Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ⓘ |
| notableConsequence | Further weakened Covenanter control in northern Scotland ⓘ |
| notableTactic | Use of high ground by Royalist forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
First English Civil War broader conflict system
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Scottish campaign of 1644–1645 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Auldearn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Aberdeenshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Royalist victory ⓘ |
| royalistForcesIncluded |
Highland clansmen
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Irish infantry under Alasdair MacColla ⓘ |
| sideRoyalistAllegiance | Charles I of England and Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | Opened the way for Montrose’s advance into central Scotland ⓘ |
| theatre | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1645 ⓘ |
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Battle of Alford (1645)