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Battle of Red Ford

Battle of Red Ford was a battle fought in 1294 at Loch Awe, in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: MacDougall victory. Recorded strength: High against High.

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Northern arm of Loch Awe from the flanks of Beinn a Bhuiridh.
Northern arm of Loch Awe from the flanks of Beinn a Bhuiridh.. Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1294
WhereLoch Awe, United Kingdom56.307N, 5.211W
OutcomeMacDougall victory
BelligerentsClan CampbellagainstClan MacDougall
Casualties and lossesHeavyandHeavy

Record

Date1294 (year precision)
PlaceLoch Awe, United Kingdom
56.307N, 5.211W
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthHighHigh
Casualties and lossesHeavyHeavy
Commanders
  • Cailean Mór
  • Alexander of Argyll
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1294

Battle of Red Ford is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872172, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Red Ford, revision 1370587338, 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.