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Battle of Aldy Charrish

Battle of Aldy Charrish was a battle fought on 11 July 1487 at Scottish Highlands, in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: Mackay/Sutherland victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against According to Fraser (1674): 400 men.

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Fought11 July 1487
WhereScottish Highlands, United Kingdom57.942N, 4.560W
OutcomeMackay/Sutherland victory
BelligerentsClan Mackay; Clan Sutherland (according to one source)againstClan Ross

Record

Date11 July 1487
PlaceScottish Highlands, United Kingdom
57.942N, 4.560W
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknownAccording to Fraser (1674): 400 men
Casualties and lossesAccording to Fraser (1674): 150 Mackays and 6 Mackay gentlemen killedAccording to Gordon (1630): "17 landed gentlemen and a great number of common soldiers" killed; According to Fraser (1674): "70 gentlemen and a considerable number of common soldiers killed"
Commanders
  • Robert Sutherland, 6th Earl of Sutherland
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Elsewhere in 1487

Battle of Aldy Charrish is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870257, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Aldy Charrish, revision 1370431583, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.