battle, early modern

Battle of Tillieangus

Name: Battle of Tillieangus
Location: Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

Battle of Tillieangus was a battle fought in 1571 at Aberdeenshire, in what is now United Kingdom. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Aberdeenshire. It was part of the Marian civil war, which ran from 1568 to 1573. The recorded result: Gordon victory.

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Fought1571

WhereAberdeenshire, United Kingdom57.167N, 2.667W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeGordon victory

BelligerentsClan GordonagainstClan Forbes

Part ofMarian civil war1568 to 1573

Where it sits in the Marian civil war

3 placed engagements of the Marian civil war in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1571 (year precision)
Place	Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom 57.167N, 2.667W
Kind	Battle, early modern
Commanders	Adam Gordon of Auchindoun

Placed at Aberdeenshire; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Lumphanan 1057, 5.7 km SW
Battle of Alford 1645, 8.7 km NW
Battle of Corrichie 1562, 15 km SE
Battle of Culblean 1335, 18 km SW
Battle of Inverurie 1745, 22 km NE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Langside 13 May 1568
After: Battle of Craibstone 20 November 1571
All 3 engagements of Marian civil war

Elsewhere in 1571

Battle of Tillieangus 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 Q4872557, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tillieangus, revision 1370591080, 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.