battle, early modern

Battle of Corrichie

Name: Battle of Corrichie
Start: 1562-10-28
Location: United Kingdom

Battle of Corrichie was a battle fought on 28 October 1562 in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: Victory for Queen Mary's forces. Recorded strength: 2,000 against 500.

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Meikle Tap Path leading to the summit of Meikle Tap. Alan Findlay, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fought28 October 1562

WhereUnited Kingdom57.102N, 2.444W

OutcomeVictory for Queen Mary's forces

BelligerentsKingdom of Scotland: Clan Fraser; Clan Munro; Clan Mackenzie; Clan Mackintosh; Clan Mackay; Clan Murray; Clan Forbes; Clan CameronagainstRebels: Clan Gordon; Clan Brodie

Casualties and lossesNoneand120 killed; 100 captured

Record

Date	28 October 1562
Place	United Kingdom 57.102N, 2.444W
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	2,000	500
Casualties and losses	None	120 killed; 100 captured
Commanders	James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton	George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Lumphanan 1057, 16 km W
Battle of Craibstone 1571, 17 km NE
Battle of the Brig of Dee 1639, 20 km E
Battle of Inverurie 1745, 20 km N
Battle of Aberdeen 1644, 21 km E

Elsewhere in 1562

Battle of Corrichie is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870792, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Corrichie, revision 1370437681, 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.