Battle of Drumclog
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The Battle of Drumclog was a 1679 clash in southwest Scotland where Covenanter forces defeated government troops, briefly boosting the Presbyterian rebellion before their later defeat at Bothwell Bridge.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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historical event ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Persecution of Covenanters
NERFINISHED
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Scottish Reformation history ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Government forces of Charles II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Covenanters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broaderConflict | religious and political struggle over church governance in Scotland ⓘ |
| casualtiesDescription |
light Covenanter casualties
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significant losses among government dragoons ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Covenanters
NERFINISHED
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Royalist government ⓘ |
| commander |
John Graham of Claverhouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Cleland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual Covenanter memorial services ⓘ |
| conflict | Covenanter Rising of 1679 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| date | 1679-06-01 ⓘ |
| depictedIn | Old Mortality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedInAuthor | Walter Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | The Killing Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Bothwell Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentSideLoyalty | Charles II of England and Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Drumclog
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Scotland ⓘ South Lanarkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorial | Drumclog Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Royalist government troops ⓘ |
| partOf | Covenanter rebellions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Restoration of Charles II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Pentland Rising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCovenanterForceType | armed conventiclers ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingForceType | government dragoons ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | field conventicles in southwest Scotland ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Presbyterianism
ⓘ
Scottish Covenanter movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Covenanter victory ⓘ |
| shortDescription | Covenanter victory over government dragoons in southwest Scotland ⓘ |
| significance |
Boosted morale of the Covenanter rebellion
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Preluded the Covenanter defeat at Bothwell Bridge ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature | use of boggy terrain to hinder cavalry ⓘ |
| terrain | marshy ground near Drumclog ⓘ |
| year | 1679 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Graham of Claverhouse