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Battle of Bothwell Bridge
Part of Scottish Covenanter wars
Battle of Bothwell Bridge
Date
22 June 1679
Location
Bothwell Bridge, near Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Result
Government victory
Belligerents
Scottish Government
Covenanters
Commanders and leaders
Duke of Monmouth The Viscount Dundee
Robert Hamilton
Strength
c.5,000
c.6,000
Casualties and losses
few
c.600
Registered battlefield
Designated
21 March 2011
Reference no.
BTL5
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Covenanter Rebellion of 1679
Drumclog
Bothwell Bridge
The Battle of Bothwell Bridge, or Bothwell Brig' took place on 22 June 1679. It was fought between government troops and militant Presbyterian Covenanters, and signalled the end of their brief rebellion. The battle took place at the bridge over the River Clyde between Hamilton and Bothwell in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The battlefield has been included in the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland and protected by Historic Scotland under the Historic Environment (Amendment) Act 2011.[1]
^Historic Environment Scotland. "Battle of Bothwell Bridge (BTL5)". Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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