57°14′17″N 2°43′26″W / 57.23806°N 2.72389°W
| Battle of Alford | |||||||
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| Part of the Scottish Civil War | |||||||
 The site of the Battle of Alford | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Royalists Irish Brigade | Covenanters | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Lord Montrose George, Lord Gordon James Gordon, 2nd Viscount Aboyne Manus O'Cahan |
General William Baillie Alexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of Balcarres | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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2,000 foot 250–300 cavalry |
2,000 foot 5–600 cavalry | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Several hundred | 1,500 | ||||||
| Designated | 21 March 2011 | ||||||
| Reference no. | BTL1 | ||||||
The Battle of Alford was an engagement of the Scottish Civil War. It took place near the village of Alford, Aberdeenshire, on 2 July 1645. During the battle, the Royalist general James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose defeated the forces of the Covenanter-dominated Scottish government, commanded by William Baillie.[1]
The battlefield is included in the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland and protected by Historic Scotland under the Historic Environment (Amendment) Act 2011.[2]
- ^ "Aberdour - Anderston A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland". British History Online. S Lewis, London 1846. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ The Inventory of Historic Battlefields - Battle of Alford.