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Battle of Summerdale

Battle of Summerdale was a battle fought on 19 May 1529 in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: Victory for Orkney Sinclairs.

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Fought19 May 1529
WhereUnited Kingdom58.977N, 3.140W
OutcomeVictory for Orkney Sinclairs
BelligerentsClan Sinclair of Caithness (supporters of James V of Scotland)againstSinclairs of Orkney; Orcadians

Record

Date19 May 1529
PlaceUnited Kingdom
58.977N, 3.140W
KindBattle, early modern
Casualties and losses500 men killed including the Earl of Caithness; William Sinclair, 5th Lord Sinclair and others taken prisonerOne killed
Commanders
  • John Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Caithness
  • William Sinclair, 5th Lord Sinclair
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Elsewhere in 1529

Battle of Summerdale 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 Q16822717, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Summerdale, revision 1372602565, 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.