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Battle of Dalnaspidal

Battle of Dalnaspidal was a battle fought on 19 July 1654 at Loch Garry, 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: Commonwealth victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 1,200 foot; 800 horse.

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Dalnaspidal Forest Looking south west to the Sow of Atholl (left) and Sgairneach Mhor (right)
Dalnaspidal Forest Looking south west to the Sow of Atholl (left) and Sgairneach Mhor (right). Stuart Meek, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought19 July 1654
WhereLoch Garry, United Kingdom56.832N, 4.223W
OutcomeCommonwealth victory
BelligerentsCommonwealthagainstScottish Royalists
Casualties and lossesUnknown.andUnknown
Part ofWars of the Three Kingdoms1638 to 1651

Where it sits in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms

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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

Date19 July 1654
PlaceLoch Garry, United Kingdom
56.832N, 4.223W
KindBattle, early modern
StrengthUnknown1,200 foot; 800 horse
Casualties and lossesUnknown.Unknown
Commanders
  • Sir Thomas Morgan, 1st Baronet
  • Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll
  • William Cunningham, 9th Earl of Glencairn
  • John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton
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Battle of Dalnaspidal 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 Q4870832, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dalnaspidal, revision 1370109519, 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.