Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Murray of Aberscross

cadet branch of Clan Murray

Murray of Aberscross is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1400 and 1590: 6 battles, all in present-day United Kingdom. Taken in date order, the sites lie 103 km apart end to end, 21 km between engagements on average.

Battle of ClynetradwellBattle of DrumnacoubBattle of Skibo and StrathfleetBattle of Torran DubhBattle of AlltachuilainBattle of Alltan-BeathBattle of DrumnacoubBattle of Skibo and StrathfleetBattle of Torran DubhBattle of AlltachuilainWickAberdeenInvernessKirkwallFort William100 km58.192N, 4.150W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1400s: 1 engagements1480s: 1 engagements1510s: 2 engagements2 in 1510s1540s: 1 engagements1590s: 1 engagements1400s1590s
6 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Drumnacoub, 1400Battle of Skibo and Strathfleet, 1480Battle of Torran Dubh, 1517Battle of Alltachuilain, 1518Battle of Alltan-Beath, 1542Battle of Clynetradwell, 159014001590
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
about 1400Battle of DrumnacoubHighland, United KingdomMackay victory
1480Battle of Skibo and StrathfleetHighland, United Kingdom58 km SESutherland victory
1517Battle of Torran DubhHighland, United Kingdom9 km NWClan Sutherland victory
1518Battle of AlltachuilainSutherland, United Kingdom12 km NEVictory for forces of Elizabeth Sutherland and Adam Gordon
1542Battle of Alltan-BeathSutherland, United Kingdom8 km SWClan Sutherland victory
1590Battle of ClynetradwellBrora, United Kingdom16 km EEarl of Caithness’s army retreats.

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.