Battle of Aberdeen (1644)

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The Battle of Aberdeen (1644) was a significant engagement of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in which Royalist forces under James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, defeated a Covenanter army near the Scottish city of Aberdeen.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
aftermath Royalist forces looted Aberdeen
associatedNobleTitle Marquess of Montrose
associatedPoliticalFaction Royalist cause in Scotland
belligerent Covenanters
linked to: Covenanter movement

Royalists
campaign Montrose’s 1644–1645 campaign in Scotland
chronologyPosition early battle in Montrose’s Royalist campaign
cityInvolved Aberdeen
combatantForceType Covenanter militia
Covenanter regular troops
Highland clansmen
Royalist Irish infantry
commander James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
Lord Lewis Gordon
Robert Balfour, 2nd Lord Balfour of Burleigh
conflict Wars of the Three Kingdoms
country Scotland
CovenanterCommander Lord Lewis Gordon
Robert Balfour, 2nd Lord Balfour of Burleigh
date 13 September 1644
era 17th century
followedBy Battle of Fyvie
hasPrimarySourceType 17th-century chronicles
letters and dispatches from Montrose’s campaign
historicalRegion Early modern Scotland
isDistinctFrom Battle of Aberdeen (1298)
Battle of Aberdeen (1640)
location Aberdeen, Scotland
near Aberdeen
notableFor Royalist sack of Aberdeen after the battle
opponentOf Covenanter government in Scotland
opposingPoliticalFaction Scottish Covenanters
partOf Scottish campaign of 1644–1645
precededBy Battle of Tippermuir
primaryRoyalistLeader James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
relatedConflict English Civil War
Irish Confederate Wars
result Royalist victory
RoyalistCommander James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
significance consolidated Montrose’s early gains in the north-east of Scotland
theatre Scottish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
typeOfEngagement pitched battle
year 1644

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James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose notableBattle Battle of Aberdeen (1644)
Battle of Tippermuir followedBy Battle of Aberdeen (1644)
Battle of Aberdeen (1644) isDistinctFrom Battle of Aberdeen (1640)
linked to: Battle of Aberdeen (1644)
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose battle Battle of Aberdeen (1644)
subject linked to: James Graham
Montrose’s 1644–1645 Scottish campaign dateOfBattle Battle of Aberdeen (1644), 13 September 1644
linked to: Battle of Aberdeen (1644)