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Battle of Inverlochy

Battle of Inverlochy was a battle fought in August 1431 at Fort William, in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: Lordship victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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View westwards across the aluminium works, Inverlochy, Corpach and Loch Eil - cropped from Geograph photo 904685
View westwards across the aluminium works, Inverlochy, Corpach and Loch Eil - cropped from Geograph photo 904685. Phillip Williams cropped by me, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAugust 1431
WhereFort William, United Kingdom56.831N, 5.085W
OutcomeLordship victory
BelligerentsLordship of the IslesagainstKingdom of Scotland
Casualties and losses30 killedand900 killed
Battlefield todayBattle of Inverlochy I battlefieldHistoric Environment Scotland entry BTL34, 174 ha

Record

DateAugust 1431 (month precision)
PlaceFort William, United Kingdom
56.831N, 5.085W
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and losses30 killed900 killed
Commanders
  • Donald Balloch
  • Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar
  • Alan Stewart, 4th Earl of Caithness
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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.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1431 and 1746.

Elsewhere in 1431

Historic Environment Scotland registers this as the Battle of Inverlochy I battlefield (entry BTL34), 174 hectares, under the Open Government Licence.

Battle of Inverlochy is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871276, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Inverlochy (1431), revision 1370443764, 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.