Battle of Cromdale

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The Battle of Cromdale was a 1690 engagement in the Scottish Highlands during the Jacobite risings, where government forces decisively defeated a Jacobite army supporting the deposed James VII and II.

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Battle of Cromdale canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
aftermath collapse of organized Jacobite resistance in the Highlands in 1690 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Haughs of Cromdale ⓘ
associatedWith Clan Cameron ⓘ
Clan MacDonald ⓘ
linked to: clan MacDonald

Highland clans ⓘ
belligerent Government forces ⓘ
Jacobites ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite forces
campaign Williamite War in Scotland ⓘ
commanderGovernment Sir Thomas Livingston of Tullich ⓘ
Sir Thomas Livingstone ⓘ
linked to: Thomas Livingstone
commanderJacobite Thomas Buchan ⓘ
conflict Jacobite risings of 1689–1692 ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
date 1 May 1690 ⓘ
2 May 1690 ⓘ
era late 17th century ⓘ
followedBy decline of the 1689–1692 Jacobite rising ⓘ
forcesInvolved Jacobite Highland army ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite forces

Scottish government troops ⓘ
historicalPeriod Jacobite era ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite risings
location Cromdale ⓘ
Scottish Highlands ⓘ
Strathspey ⓘ
monarchOpposed Mary II of England ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ
near River Spey ⓘ
notableFeature government forces attacked Jacobite camp at dawn ⓘ
opponentOf supporters of William III and Mary II ⓘ
outcome decisive defeat of Jacobite army ⓘ
partOf Jacobite risings ⓘ
politicalContext Glorious Revolution ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
region Speyside ⓘ
result Government victory ⓘ
sideSupported deposed King James II of England and Ireland ⓘ
linked to: James II of England

deposed King James VII of Scotland ⓘ
significance weakened Jacobite cause in Scotland after 1689 rising ⓘ
supported James VII and II ⓘ
theatre Scottish theatre of the Williamite–Jacobite conflicts ⓘ
typeOfEngagement surprise attack ⓘ
year 1690 ⓘ

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Clan Grant → notableBattle → Battle of Cromdale ⓘ
Jacobite rising of 1689 → notableBattle → Battle of Cromdale ⓘ