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Battle of Stirling

Battle of Stirling was a battle fought on 12 September 1648 at Stirling, 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: Engager victory. Recorded strength: 10,000 against 1,000.

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Battle of Stirling
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Fought12 September 1648
WhereStirling, United Kingdom56.123N, 3.946W
OutcomeEngager victory
BelligerentsEngager Party; (under the overall command of the Earl of Lanark)againstKirk Party; (under the overall command of the Marquess of Argyll)
Casualties and lossesUnknownand200 killed; 400 captured (according to Keltie); 700 killed; (according to Wheeler)
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 Stirling, 1648
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

Date12 September 1648
PlaceStirling, United Kingdom
56.123N, 3.946W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength10,0001,000
Casualties and lossesUnknown200 killed; 400 captured (according to Keltie); 700 killed; (according to Wheeler)
Commanders
  • George Munro, 1st of Newmore
Battle of StirlingBattle of StirlingSiege of Stirling CastleSiege of Stirling CastleBattle of Stirling BridgeBattle of BannockburnBattle of SauchieburnBattle of BannockburnNewcastleAberdeenDundeeAyrPerthDumfriesFort William100 km56.123N, 3.946W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between 1297 and 1746.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1648

Battle of Stirling 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 Q2016351, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Stirling (1648), revision 1370274728, 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.