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Tudor

Campbell Campaign in Kintyre 1506

1506
Argyll, Scotland
Also known as: Crown-Campbell Action in Kintyre 1506
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Argyll, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
MacDonald remnants
Forces
MacDonald remnants c.100-300
VS
Victor
Campbells (acting for the Crown)
Forces
Campbells c.200-400
Outcome
Crown-backed Campbell sweep of Kintyre removes MacDonald resistance
The Battle

History & Significance

Campbell forces acting as Crown agents in 1506 systematically suppressed surviving MacDonald power in Kintyre, beginning the long Campbell ascendancy over the peninsula that would define its history for two centuries.

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