Battle of Bothwell Bridge

When

22 Jun 1679

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

55.80° N, 4.06° W

Description

1679 musical work/composition

Battle of the Covenanter rebellion of 1679

The Battle of Bothwell Bridge was fought on 22 June 1679 during the Covenanter rebellion of 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.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Bothwell Bridge in Scotland: Royal forces led by James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth and John Graham of Claverhouse subdue the Scottish Covenanters”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “L’insurrection écossaise est écrasée par le duc de Monmouth, fils de Charles II d'Angleterre, à la bataille de Bothwell Bridge”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page