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Battle of Inverkeithing

Battle of Inverkeithing was a battle fought on 20 July 1651 at Inverkeithing, 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: English victory. Recorded strength: More than 4,000 against 4,000.

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Memorial Cairn. Situated in what is now Masterton Business Park this is a memorial to Sir Hector Maclean who was killed here at The Battle of Inverkeithing in 1651.
Memorial Cairn. Situated in what is now Masterton Business Park this is a memorial to Sir Hector Maclean who was killed here at The Battle of Inverkeithing in 1651.. Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought20 July 1651
WhereInverkeithing, United Kingdom56.048N, 3.416W
OutcomeEnglish victory
BelligerentsScotlandagainstEngland
Casualties and losses800 killed; 1,000 capturedand8 killed; Unknown number wounded
Battlefield todayBattle of Inverkeithing Ii battlefieldHistoric Environment Scotland entry BTL23, 950 ha
Part ofWars of the Three Kingdoms1638 to 1651

Where it sits in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms

Battle of Tippermuir, 1644Battle of Aberdeen, 1644Battle of Inverlochy, 1645Battle of Auldearn, 1645Battle of Alford, 1645Battle of Kilsyth, 1645Battle of Philiphaugh, 1645Battle of Annan Moor, 1645Battle of Lagganmore, 1646Battle of Aberdeen, 1646Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss, 1647Battle of Mauchline Muir, 1648Battle of Stirling, 1648Siege of Dublin, 1649Battle of Carbisdale, 1650Battle of Dunbar, 1650Battle of Inverkeithing, 1651Battle of Worcester, 1651Battle of Dalnaspidal, 1654Battle of the Severn, 165516441655Battle of Inverkeithing, 1651
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

Date20 July 1651
PlaceInverkeithing, United Kingdom
56.048N, 3.416W
KindBattle, early modern
StrengthMore than 4,0004,000
Casualties and losses800 killed; 1,000 captured8 killed; Unknown number wounded
Commanders
Battle of InverkeithingBattle of Inverkeithing5 km56.048N, 3.416W
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Historic Environment Scotland registers this as the Battle of Inverkeithing Ii battlefield (entry BTL23), 950 hectares, under the Open Government Licence.

Battle of Inverkeithing 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 Q2887993, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Inverkeithing, revision 1379029786, 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.