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Battle of Langside

Battle of Langside was a battle fought on 13 May 1568 at Langside, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Marian civil war, which ran from 1568 to 1573. The recorded result: King's men victory; Mary, Queen of Scots exiled to England. Recorded strength: about 4,000 against about 6,000.

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Battlefield Monument The Battlefield Monument was erected by public subscription in 1887 to commemorate the Battle of Langside on May 12, 1568. The monument was designed by the architect Alexander Ski
Battlefield Monument The Battlefield Monument was erected by public subscription in 1887 to commemorate the Battle of Langside on May 12, 1568. The monument was designed by the architect Alexander Ski. G Laird, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought13 May 1568
WhereLangside, United Kingdom55.828N, 4.271W
OutcomeKing's men victory; Mary, Queen of Scots exiled to England
BelligerentsKing's menagainstQueen's men
Casualties and losses1 killed, unknown casualtiesandover 100 killed, unknown casualties
Battlefield todayBattle of Langside battlefieldHistoric Environment Scotland entry BTL35, 359 ha
Part ofMarian civil war1568 to 1573

Where it sits in the Marian civil war

Battle of Langside, 1568Battle of Tillieangus, 1571Battle of Craibstone, 157115681571Battle of Langside, 1568
3 placed engagements of the Marian civil war in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date13 May 1568
PlaceLangside, United Kingdom
55.828N, 4.271W
KindBattle, early modern
Strengthabout 4,000about 6,000
Casualties and losses1 killed, unknown casualtiesover 100 killed, unknown casualties
Commanders
  • James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray
  • William Kirkcaldy of Grange
  • Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll
Battle of LangsideBattle of LangsideBattle of GlasgowBattle of GlasgowBattle of Glasgow5 km55.828N, 4.271W
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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Historic Environment Scotland registers this as the Battle of Langside battlefield (entry BTL35), 359 hectares, under the Open Government Licence.

Battle of Langside is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4087439, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Langside, revision 1370447146, 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.