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Battle of Alford

Battle of Alford was a battle fought on 2 July 1645 at Alford, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, which ran from 1638 to 1651. The recorded result: Royalist/Irish Victory. Recorded strength: 2,000 foot; 250–300 cavalry against 2,000 foot; 5–600 cavalry.

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Fought2 July 1645
WhereAlford, United Kingdom57.238N, 2.724W
OutcomeRoyalist/Irish Victory
BelligerentsRoyalists; Irish BrigadeagainstCovenanters
Casualties and lossesSeveral hundredand1,500
Battlefield todayBattle of Alford battlefieldHistoric Environment Scotland entry BTL1, 493 ha
Part ofWars of the Three Kingdoms1638 to 1651

Where it sits in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms

Battle of Tippermuir, 1644Battle of Aberdeen, 1644Battle of Inverlochy, 1645Battle of Auldearn, 1645Battle of Alford, 1645Battle of Kilsyth, 1645Battle of Philiphaugh, 1645Battle of Annan Moor, 1645Battle of Lagganmore, 1646Battle of Aberdeen, 1646Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss, 1647Battle of Mauchline Muir, 1648Battle of Stirling, 1648Siege of Dublin, 1649Battle of Carbisdale, 1650Battle of Dunbar, 1650Battle of Inverkeithing, 1651Battle of Worcester, 1651Battle of Dalnaspidal, 1654Battle of the Severn, 165516441655Battle of Alford, 1645
20 placed engagements of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date2 July 1645
PlaceAlford, United Kingdom
57.238N, 2.724W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength2,000 foot; 250–300 cavalry2,000 foot; 5–600 cavalry
Casualties and lossesSeveral hundred1,500
Commanders
Battle of AlfordBattle of Alford5 km57.238N, 2.724W
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Historic Environment Scotland registers this as the Battle of Alford battlefield (entry BTL1), 493 hectares, under the Open Government Licence.

Battle of Alford is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4087408, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Alford, revision 1370106317, 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. Battlefield boundary and area from Historic Environment Scotland (Open Government Licence). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.