Battle of Philiphaugh (1645)

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The Battle of Philiphaugh (1645) was a decisive engagement in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in which Scottish Covenanter forces crushed the Royalist army of James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, effectively ending his campaign in Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerent Royalists ⓘ
Scottish Covenanters ⓘ
combatant Covenanter army ⓘ
Royalist army of James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose ⓘ
commandedBySide Covenanter forces commanded by Sir David Leslie ⓘ
Royalist forces commanded by James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose ⓘ
commander James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose ⓘ
Sir David Leslie ⓘ
conflict Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
followed Battle of Kilsyth ⓘ
hasAftermath Royalist prisoners and camp followers massacred ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Battle of Philiphaugh (1645) ⓘ
hasCampaign Montrose's 1644–1645 campaign in Scotland ⓘ
hasCasualties heavy Royalist casualties ⓘ
light Covenanter casualties ⓘ
hasContext religious and political conflict between Covenanters and Royalists ⓘ
hasCountry Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
hasDate 1645-09-13 ⓘ
hasForceStrength Covenanter army numerically superior to Royalists ⓘ
hasGeographicFeature fought on the haughs (river meadows) of the River Ettrick ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod mid-17th century ⓘ
hasLegacy commemorated by a monument near Selkirk ⓘ
hasNotableFigure James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose ⓘ
Sir David Leslie ⓘ
hasOpposingIdeology Presbyterian Covenanter cause ⓘ
Royalist support for King Charles I ⓘ
hasRegion Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ
hasSignificance ended effective Royalist resistance in Scotland in 1645 ⓘ
hasTactic surprise attack by Covenanter forces ⓘ
hasTypeOfWarfare early modern pike-and-shot warfare ⓘ
hasYear 1645 ⓘ
isPartOf Scottish Civil War ⓘ
isTurningPointOf Scottish phase of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
linked to: Bishops' Wars
outcome decisive Covenanter victory ⓘ
partOf Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
preceded end of Montrose's 1644–1645 campaign ⓘ
result Covenanter victory ⓘ
resultedIn collapse of Royalist campaign in Scotland ⓘ
destruction of Montrose's field army in Scotland ⓘ
tookPlaceDuringReignOf Charles I of England and Scotland ⓘ
tookPlaceIn Philiphaugh ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Scottish Borders ⓘ
tookPlaceNear Selkirk ⓘ

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Scottish Covenanters → significantEvent → Battle of Philiphaugh (1645) ⓘ
Battle of Philiphaugh → hasAlternativeName → Battle of Philiphaugh (1645) ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Philiphaugh (1645)
Montrose’s 1644–1645 Scottish campaign → dateOfBattle → Battle of Philiphaugh, 13 September 1645 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Philiphaugh (1645)
Alexander MacDonald → notableEvent → Battle of Philiphaugh (1645) ⓘ
Alexander MacDonald → participantIn → Battle of Philiphaugh (1645) ⓘ