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Battle of Bothwell Bridge

Battle of Bothwell Bridge was a battle fought on 22 June 1679 at Hamilton, in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: Government victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 against 6,000.

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Fought22 June 1679
WhereHamilton, United Kingdom55.796N, 4.058W
OutcomeGovernment victory
BelligerentsScottish GovernmentagainstCovenanters
Casualties and lossesFewand600
Battlefield todayBattle of Bothwell Bridge battlefieldHistoric Environment Scotland entry BTL5, 136 ha

Record

Date22 June 1679
PlaceHamilton, United Kingdom
55.796N, 4.058W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength5,0006,000
Casualties and lossesFew600
Commanders
  • James Scott, Duke of Monmouth
  • John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee
  • Robert Hamilton of Preston
Battle of Bothwell BridgeBattle of Bothwell BridgeBattle of HietonBattle of Hieton5 km55.796N, 4.058W
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 1679

Historic Environment Scotland registers this as the Battle of Bothwell Bridge battlefield (entry BTL5), 136 hectares, under the Open Government Licence.

Battle of Bothwell Bridge 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 Q2888187, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bothwell Bridge, revision 1380374572, 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.