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Battle of Aberdeen

Battle of Aberdeen was a battle fought on 13 September 1644 at Aberdeen, 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: Royalist/Irish victory. Recorded strength: 1,500-foot, 80 horse against 2,000-foot, 300 horse.

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Map of the Battle of Aberdeen, 1644
Map of the Battle of Aberdeen, 1644. Edward Weller, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought13 September 1644
WhereAberdeen, United Kingdom57.141N, 2.107W
OutcomeRoyalist/Irish victory
BelligerentsRoyalists; Irish BrigadeagainstCovenanters
Casualties and lossesLightand520
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 Aberdeen, 1644
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

Date13 September 1644
PlaceAberdeen, United Kingdom
57.141N, 2.107W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength1,500-foot, 80 horse2,000-foot, 300 horse
Casualties and lossesLight520; 118–160 people killed in sack of Aberdeen by Royalists
Commanders
  • Lord Balfour of Burleigh
  • Lewis Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Huntly
Battle of AberdeenBattle of AberdeenBattle of AberdeenBattle of the Brig of DeeBattle of CraibstoneBattle of CorrichieBattle of InverurieBattle of the Brig of DeeBattle of InverurieEdinburghDundeeInvernessPerth100 km57.141N, 2.107W
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1639 and 1646.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1644

Battle of Aberdeen is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4054691, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Aberdeen (1644), revision 1370430777, 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.