Battle of Philiphaugh
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The Battle of Philiphaugh was a 1645 engagement in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in which Scottish Covenanter forces decisively crushed the Royalist army of James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, near Selkirk.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Philiphaugh canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4352187 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Philiphaugh Context triple: [James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, defeatedAt, Battle of Philiphaugh]
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Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh was a major 1547 clash near Musselburgh in which English forces decisively defeated the Scots, marking the last pitched battle between the two kingdoms and a key episode in the Rough Wooing.
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Battle of Tippermuir
The Battle of Tippermuir was a 1644 engagement in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in which Royalist forces under James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, defeated a larger Covenanter army near Perth, Scotland.
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Battle of Sheriffmuir
The Battle of Sheriffmuir was an inconclusive 1715 clash in Scotland between Jacobite forces and the British government army that effectively halted the Jacobite advance during the rising of 1715.
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Battle of Falkirk Muir
The Battle of Falkirk Muir was a 1746 Jacobite victory in Scotland during the Jacobite Rising of 1745, where Charles Edward Stuart’s forces defeated government troops near Falkirk.
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E.
Battle of Prestonpans
The Battle of Prestonpans was a 1745 Jacobite victory in Scotland where Charles Edward Stuart’s forces decisively defeated the British government army early in the Jacobite Rising.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Philiphaugh Target entity description: The Battle of Philiphaugh was a 1645 engagement in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in which Scottish Covenanter forces decisively crushed the Royalist army of James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, near Selkirk.
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A.
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh was a major 1547 clash near Musselburgh in which English forces decisively defeated the Scots, marking the last pitched battle between the two kingdoms and a key episode in the Rough Wooing.
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B.
Battle of Tippermuir
The Battle of Tippermuir was a 1644 engagement in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in which Royalist forces under James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, defeated a larger Covenanter army near Perth, Scotland.
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C.
Battle of Sheriffmuir
The Battle of Sheriffmuir was an inconclusive 1715 clash in Scotland between Jacobite forces and the British government army that effectively halted the Jacobite advance during the rising of 1715.
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D.
Battle of Falkirk Muir
The Battle of Falkirk Muir was a 1746 Jacobite victory in Scotland during the Jacobite Rising of 1745, where Charles Edward Stuart’s forces defeated government troops near Falkirk.
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E.
Battle of Prestonpans
The Battle of Prestonpans was a 1745 Jacobite victory in Scotland where Charles Edward Stuart’s forces decisively defeated the British government army early in the Jacobite Rising.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Philiphaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Royalists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Covenanters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1645 in Scotland
ⓘ
Battles involving Scotland ⓘ Battles of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| combatant |
Royalist army of James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
ⓘ
Scottish Covenanter army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
David Leslie, Lord Newark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Graham, Earl of Montrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
David Leslie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| date | 13 September 1645 ⓘ |
| followedBy | collapse of Montrose’s campaign in Scotland ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
Covenanter cavalry
ⓘ
Royalist infantry ⓘ |
| isPartOf | campaigns of James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ |
| location |
Philiphaugh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Selkirk ⓘ |
| notableFor |
massacre of Royalist Irish camp followers after the battle
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surprise attack by Covenanter forces ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
David Leslie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive defeat of Montrose’s Royalist army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scottish Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Kilsyth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Scottish Borders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Covenanter victory ⓘ |
| significance | ended Royalist control of much of Scotland in 1645 ⓘ |
| theatre | Scottish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear | Selkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceOn | 13 September 1645 ⓘ |
| year | 1645 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Philiphaugh Description of subject: The Battle of Philiphaugh was a 1645 engagement in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in which Scottish Covenanter forces decisively crushed the Royalist army of James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, near Selkirk.
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