battle, early modern
Battle of Auldearn
Battle of Auldearn was a battle fought on 9 May 1645 at Auldearn, 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: 1,300 foot; 250 cavalry against 3,600 foot; 300 cavalry.
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Record
| Date | 9 May 1645 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Auldearn, United Kingdom 57.576N, 3.812W | |
| Part of | Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1638 to 1651) | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Result | Royalist/Irish Victory | |
| Belligerents | Royalists; Irish Brigade | Covenanters |
| Commanders | Lord Montrose; Alexander MacDonald; Manus O'Cahan | Sir John Urry; Earl of Seaforth |
| Strength | 1,300 foot; 250 cavalry | 3,600 foot; 300 cavalry |
| Casualties and losses | Light | 1,500 |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Culloden 1746, 20 km
- Siege of Culloden House 1745, 22 km
- Rout of Moy 1746, 26 km
- Siege of Inverness 1650, 27 km
- Siege of Inverness 1689, 27 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Inverlochy 2 February 1645
- After: Battle of Alford 2 July 1645
- All 20 engagements of Wars of the Three Kingdoms
Elsewhere in 1645
- Battle of Naseby United Kingdom
- Battle of Jankau Czechia
- Battle of Nördlingen Germany
- Battle of Herbsthausen Germany
- Siege of Hulst Netherlands
Battle of Auldearn is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 599 in present-day United Kingdom.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4087452, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Auldearn, revision 1370107186, 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.