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Battle of Brechin

Battle of Brechin was a battle fought in 1452 at Brechin, in what is now United Kingdom. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Brechin. The recorded result: Royalist Victory.

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Fought1452
WhereBrechin, United Kingdom56.730N, 2.655W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRoyalist Victory
BelligerentsClan Gordon (Royalists)againstClan Lindsay (Rebels)

Record

Date1452 (year precision)
PlaceBrechin, United Kingdom
56.730N, 2.655W
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly
  • Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford
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Placed at Brechin; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1452

Battle of Brechin 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 Q4870543, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Brechin, revision 1370435158, 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.