Scottish Covenanter army

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The Scottish Covenanter army was the military force raised by Scottish Presbyterians in the 17th century to defend their religious and political covenants, notably fighting in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

All labels observed (15)

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Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf early modern army ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
activeInCentury 17th century ⓘ
alliedWith English Parliamentarian army ⓘ
linked to: New Model Army
basedOnDocument National Covenant ⓘ
Solemn League and Covenant ⓘ
conflict Bishops' Wars ⓘ
Engager War ⓘ
English Civil War ⓘ
First Bishops' War ⓘ
linked to: Bishops' Wars

Irish Confederate Wars ⓘ
Scottish Civil War ⓘ
Second Bishops' War ⓘ
linked to: Bishops' Wars

Third English Civil War ⓘ
Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
disbandedDuring English Commonwealth period ⓘ
garrisoned Edinburgh ⓘ
Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ
various Scottish strongholds ⓘ
ideology Covenanting movement ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
loyalty Covenanter leadership ⓘ
Scottish Parliament ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Auldearn ⓘ
Battle of Dunbar (1650) ⓘ
Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ
Battle of Kilsyth ⓘ
Battle of Marston Moor ⓘ
Battle of Newburn ⓘ
Battle of Philiphaugh ⓘ
Battle of Worcester ⓘ
notableCommander Alexander Leslie, Earl of Leven ⓘ
Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll ⓘ
David Leslie, Lord Newark ⓘ
James Livingston, 1st Earl of Callendar ⓘ
Robert Monro ⓘ
William Baillie ⓘ
opposedTo Marquess of Montrose's Royalist army ⓘ
Royalist forces ⓘ
Scottish Royalists ⓘ
forces of Charles I of England ⓘ
organizedAs artillery units ⓘ
cavalry regiments ⓘ
infantry regiments ⓘ
purpose defence of Presbyterian church government ⓘ
defence of Scottish religious covenants ⓘ
resistance to royal religious policies ⓘ
recruitmentBase Presbyterian congregations ⓘ
Scottish Lowlands ⓘ
Scottish burghs ⓘ
religiousAlignment Presbyterianism ⓘ
usedSystem committee-based political oversight ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Marston Moor → belligerent → Scottish Covenanter army ⓘ
Battle of Marston Moor → militaryBranchCovenanter → Army of the Scottish Covenanters ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
Second English Civil War → hasMainBelligerent → Scottish Engagers ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
Second English Civil War → participant → Scottish Engager army ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven → militaryBranch → Scottish Covenanter army ⓘ
Royalist–Confederate alliance phase → hasParticipant → Covenanter armies ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
Royalist–Confederate alliance phase → hasOpponent → Covenanter armies ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
Battle of Benburb → belligerent → Scottish army in Ulster ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
Owen Roe O'Neill → opponent → Scottish Covenanter forces in Ireland ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
David Leslie → militaryBranch → Scottish Covenanter army ⓘ
Battle of Kilsyth (1645) → belligerent → Scottish Covenanters ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
Battle of Philiphaugh → combatant → Covenanter army ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Philiphaugh (1645)
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
Siege of York (1644) → besiegingForce → Scottish Covenanter army under Leven ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
Scottish Covenanter government → militaryForce → Covenanter armies ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
David Leslie, Lord Newark → militaryBranch → Covenanter army ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
Battle of Clones → opponent → Scottish Covenanter forces ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose → capturedBy → Covenanter forces ⓘ
subject linked to: James Graham
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
Battle of Kilsyth → combatant → Scottish Covenanter army ⓘ
Battle of Philiphaugh → combatant → Scottish Covenanter army ⓘ
Battle of Dunbar → combatant2 → Army of the Scottish Covenanters ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
Battle of Carbisdale → participant → Scottish Covenanter cavalry ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Carbisdale, 1650
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
James Holborne of Menstrie → militaryBranch → Covenanter army ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
Cromwell’s Scottish campaign of 1650–1651 → hasParticipant → Scottish Covenanter forces ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
Clan MacDonald of Glencoe → massacrePerpetrators → Scottish government troops ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
William Baillie of Letham → militaryBranch → Covenanter army ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
Philiphaugh → belligerent → Covenanter army ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
Philiphaugh → associatedWith → Covenanter forces ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
Sir David Leslie → militaryBranch → Scottish Covenanter army ⓘ
Siege of York → belligerent → Scottish Covenanter army ⓘ
Siege of York → besiegingForce → Scottish Covenanter army under the Earl of Leven ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
Battle of the Bridge of Dee → opponent → Covenanter forces ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter army
Battle of Benburb → combatant → Scottish Covenanter army ⓘ
subject linked to: Benburb