Battle of the Brig of Dee 1639
Marker: recorded battle location (no official boundary).
Key facts
| Date (year) | 1639 | Wikidata P580 start time |
|---|---|---|
| Century | 17th century | derived |
| Period | Civil Wars | derived |
| Country | Scotland | derived |
| War / conflict | First Bishops' War | Wikidata |
| Participants | Covenanters, House of Stuart | Wikidata |
About the battle
The Battle of the Brig of Dee took place on 18–19 June 1639 at the Bridge of Dee in Scotland, and was the only serious military action of the First Bishops' War. It featured a Royalist force under James Gordon, 2nd Viscount Aboyne, opposed by Covenanters led by James Graham, 5th Earl of Montrose, and resulted in a Covenanter victory.
The war formed part of a series of conflicts known collectively as the 1638 to 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, so-called because they also took place in England and Ireland. These include the Irish Confederate Wars, the First English Civil War, Second English Civil War, the Anglo-Scottish War of 1650-1652, and the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.
Visiting the battlefield
Location
- Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 57.1228, -2.1200
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Battle location from Wikidata (CC0).
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