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Battle of Glasgow

Battle of Glasgow was a battle fought on 18 March 1560 at Glasgow, in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought18 March 1560
WhereGlasgow, United Kingdom55.863N, 4.234W
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Scotland (Protestant)against25px Kingdom of France
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

Date18 March 1560
PlaceGlasgow, United Kingdom
55.863N, 4.234W
KindBattle, early modern
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran
  • Earl of Glencairn
Battle of GlasgowBattle of GlasgowBattle of GlasgowBattle of LangsideBattle of RenfrewClydebank BlitzBattle of Bothwell BridgeBattle of LangsideBattle of RenfrewClydebank BlitzNewcastleDundeeAyrPerthDumfriesCarlisleFort William100 km55.863N, 4.234W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1560

Battle of Glasgow 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 Q4871105, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Glasgow (1560), revision 1370110894, 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.