Sir David Leslie

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Covenanter leader Scottish general person

Sir David Leslie was a 17th-century Scottish general and Covenanter leader noted for his decisive role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Covenanter leader ⓘ
Scottish general ⓘ
person ⓘ
activityStartCentury 17th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Scots ⓘ
familyName Leslie NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName David NERFINISHED ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
militaryBranch Scottish Covenanter army NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryConflictSide Parliamentarian–Covenanter alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Dunbar (1650) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Marston Moor NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Philiphaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor commanding Scottish forces against Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
defeat of Royalist forces at Philiphaugh ⓘ
leadership in the Covenanter army ⓘ
role in Covenanter military campaigns in Scotland ⓘ
role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
opposed Royalist forces in Scotland ⓘ
supporters of King Charles I ⓘ
participatedIn English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scottish Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalAlignment Covenanter movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousAlignment Presbyterianism ⓘ
supported Scottish Covenanter government NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Battle of Philiphaugh (1645) → commander → Sir David Leslie ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Philiphaugh
Battle of Philiphaugh (1645) → hasNotableFigure → Sir David Leslie ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Philiphaugh