Battle of Tippermuir

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased support for the Covenanters.
Montrose retreated after the defeat.
gptkbp:casualties Covenanter casualties were relatively low.
Royalist casualties were significant.
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Royalists
gptkb:Covenanters
gptkbp:commander gptkb:James_Graham,_1st_Marquess_of_Montrose
gptkb:William_Wallace
gptkbp:covenanter_forces Approximately 3,000 men.
gptkbp:covenanter_forces_composition Included infantry and cavalry.
gptkbp:covenanter_leader Sir John Hurry.
gptkbp:covenanter_leadership Led by experienced commanders.
gptkbp:covenanter_motivation Defend Presbyterianism.
gptkbp:covenanter_strategy Defensive positioning.
gptkbp:covenanter_strength Demonstrated their military capability.
gptkbp:covenanter_tactics Use of terrain advantage.
gptkbp:covenanter_victory Secured their dominance in the region.
gptkbp:covenanter_victory_date September 1, 1644.
gptkbp:covenanter_victory_impact Boosted morale among Covenanters.
gptkbp:date 1 September 1644
September 1644
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Inverlochy
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined in military studies.
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Scottish Civil War.
gptkbp:historical_impact Shifted power dynamics in Scotland.
gptkbp:historical_records Documented in various historical texts.
gptkbp:historical_significance Influenced future battles in the conflict.
Located near Perth.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Tippermuir
gptkbp:legacy Remembered as a key battle in Scottish history.
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tippermuir,_Scotland
gptkbp:outcome Covenanters maintained control over Scotland.
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Wars_of_the_Three_Kingdoms
gptkbp:participants English soldiers.
Scottish soldiers.
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Aberdeen
gptkbp:primary_source Contemporary accounts and reports.
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Kilsyth
gptkb:Battle_of_Philiphaugh
gptkbp:result Covenanter victory
gptkbp:royalist_defeat Led to a decline in Royalist power.
gptkbp:royalist_defeat_impact Diminished Royalist confidence.
gptkbp:royalist_forces Approximately 1,500 men.
gptkbp:royalist_forces_composition Primarily infantry.
gptkbp:royalist_leader Lord Aboyne.
gptkbp:royalist_leadership Struggled with coordination.
gptkbp:royalist_motivation Support the monarchy.
gptkbp:royalist_retreat After the battle, they retreated.
gptkbp:royalist_strategy Flanking maneuvers.
gptkbp:royalist_tactics Attempted to outmaneuver the enemy.
gptkbp:royalist_weakness Exposed their vulnerabilities.
gptkbp:significance Strengthened the Covenanter cause in Scotland.
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Highlands.
gptkbp:tactics Covenanters used superior numbers.
Royalists attempted a surprise attack.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rob_Roy
gptkb:Duke_of_Montrose
gptkb:Montrose
gptkb:Rob_Roy_Mac_Gregor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5