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Battle of Auldearn

Battle of Auldearn was a battle fought on 9 May 1645 at Auldearn, 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: 1,300 foot; 250 cavalry against 3,600 foot; 300 cavalry.

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Fought9 May 1645
WhereAuldearn, United Kingdom57.576N, 3.812W
OutcomeRoyalist/Irish Victory
BelligerentsRoyalists; Irish BrigadeagainstCovenanters
Casualties and lossesLightand1,500
Battlefield todayBattle of Auldearn battlefieldHistoric Environment Scotland entry BTL3, 314 ha
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 Auldearn, 1645
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

Date9 May 1645
PlaceAuldearn, United Kingdom
57.576N, 3.812W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength1,300 foot; 250 cavalry3,600 foot; 300 cavalry
Casualties and lossesLight1,500
Commanders
  • John Urry (soldier)
  • George Mackenzie, 2nd Earl of Seaforth
Battle of AuldearnBattle of Auldearn5 km57.576N, 3.812W
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.

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Elsewhere in 1645

Historic Environment Scotland registers this as the Battle of Auldearn battlefield (entry BTL3), 314 hectares, under the Open Government Licence.

Battle of Auldearn 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 Q4087452, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Auldearn, revision 1370107186, 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.