Cromwell’s Scottish campaign of 1650–1651
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Cromwell’s Scottish campaign of 1650–1651 was Oliver Cromwell’s military invasion of Scotland during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, aimed at crushing Royalist and Covenanter resistance and securing English control over Scotland.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cromwell’s Scottish campaign of 1650–1651 canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
invasion
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military campaign ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Council of State of the English Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | English invasion of Scotland under George Monck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Second English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasusBelli |
Scottish alliance with English Royalists
ⓘ
Scottish proclamation of Charles II as king ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
David Leslie
NERFINISHED
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Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConflict |
Battle of Dunbar
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Hamilton (1651) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Inverkeithing NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Edinburgh Castle (1650–1651) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Stirling (1651) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Commonwealth of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1651 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | English republican rule after the execution of Charles I ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| hasKeyPlace |
Dunbar
NERFINISHED
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Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ Leith NERFINISHED ⓘ Perth NERFINISHED ⓘ Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
crush Royalist resistance in Scotland
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defeat Scottish Covenanter opposition ⓘ secure English control over Scotland ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
English Commonwealth victory
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collapse of organized Covenanter resistance ⓘ occupation of Scotland by English forces ⓘ weakening of Royalist cause in Scotland ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
English Commonwealth army
NERFINISHED
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Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Royalist supporters of Charles II ⓘ Scottish Covenanter forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResult |
disruption of Scottish Presbyterian political power
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imposition of garrisons in key Scottish towns ⓘ integration of Scotland into English Commonwealth rule ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1650 ⓘ |
| hasTheatre |
Scottish Highlands
NERFINISHED
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Scottish Lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTactic |
flanking movements
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maneuver warfare ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ |
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