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Battle of Dalnaspidal 1654

Battle of Dalnaspidal: Dalnaspidal Forest
Image: Stuart Meek, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded battle location (no official boundary).

Key facts

Date (year)1654Wikidata P585 point in time
Century17th centuryderived
PeriodJacobite & laterderived
CountryScotlandderived
War / conflictWars of the Three KingdomsWikidata

About the battle

The Battle of Dalnaspidal occurred on 19 July 1654 during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It was one of the last engagements in the war bringing an end to the Royalist rising of 1653 to 1654.

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Location

  • Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 56.8320, -4.2230

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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Dalnaspidal (revision 1370109519), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations removed. No text added.

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