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Battle of Cromdale

Battle of Cromdale was a battle fought on 30 April 1690 at Cromdale, in what is now United Kingdom; it lasted 1 day. It was part of Jacobite risings, which ran from 1688 to 1746. The recorded result: Government victory. Recorded strength: 2,000 against 800.

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Cromdale, Strathspey, Scotland
Cromdale, Strathspey, Scotland. Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought30 April 1690lasted 1 day
WhereCromdale, United Kingdom57.332N, 3.489W
OutcomeGovernment victory
BelligerentsScottish GovernmentagainstJacobites
Casualties and losses~100 killedand400 killed
Battlefield todayBattle of Cromdale battlefieldHistoric Environment Scotland entry BTL20, 654 ha
Part ofJacobite risings1688 to 1746

Where it sits in Jacobite risings

Battle of Killiecrankie, 1689Battle of Dunkeld, 1689Battle of Cromdale, 1690Battle of Prestonpans, 1745Battle of Falkirk Muir, 1746Battle of Culloden, 174616891746Battle of Cromdale, 1690
6 placed engagements of Jacobite risings in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date30 April 1690
to 1 May 1690
PlaceCromdale, United Kingdom
57.332N, 3.489W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength2,000800
Casualties and losses~100 killed400 killed
Commanders
  • Thomas Livingstone, 1st Viscount Teviot
  • Ludovick Grant of Grant
  • Thomas Buchan
  • John Cameron of Lochiel
Battle of CromdaleBattle of Cromdale5 km57.332N, 3.489W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. The dashed outline is the registered battlefield area (Historic Environment Scotland). Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Historic Environment Scotland registers this as the Battle of Cromdale battlefield (entry BTL20), 654 hectares, under the Open Government Licence.

Battle of Cromdale 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 Q282262, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cromdale, revision 1381570828, 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.