What the records say
- When
- 27 May 1452
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 56.73° N, 2.66° W
- Description
- 1452 battle of the Royal–Black Douglas civil war
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Brechin
Battle of the Royal–Black Douglas civil war
The Battle of Brechin was fought on 18 May 1452 during the reign of James II of Scotland, about two and a half miles north north east of Brechin. It has been regarded as part of the civil war during his reign between the king and an alliance of powerful noble families led by the Black Douglases, which as the king won was significant in the development of a relatively strong centralised monarchy in Scotland during the…
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