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Battle of Hieton

Battle of Hieton was a battle fought on 1 December 1650 at Hamilton, in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: Commonwealth victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 1,000.

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Fought1 December 1650
WhereHamilton, United Kingdom55.777N, 4.039W
OutcomeCommonwealth victory
BelligerentsScottish RemonstrantsagainstCommonwealth
Casualties and lossesHeavyandSlight

Record

Date1 December 1650
PlaceHamilton, United Kingdom
55.777N, 4.039W
KindBattle, early modern
StrengthUnknown1,000
Casualties and lossesHeavySlight
Commanders
  • Gilbert Ker
Battle of HietonBattle of HietonBattle of Bothwell BridgeBattle of GlasgowBattle of GlasgowBattle of LangsideBattle of DrumclogBattle of GlasgowBattle of LangsideBattle of DrumclogBelfastNewcastleEdinburghDundeeAyrPerthDumfriesCarlisle100 km55.777N, 4.039W
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Elsewhere in 1650

Battle of Hieton 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 Q4871213, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hieton, revision 1370265613, 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.