BattlefieldsBattle of Alford
English Civil War

Battle of Alford

1645
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Covenanters (Baillie)
Forces
c.2,000 Royalists (Montrose)
VS
Victor
Royalists (Montrose)
Forces
c.4,000 Covenanters (Baillie)
Outcome
Royalist victory; Lord Gordon killed in the pursuit
The Battle

History & Significance

Montrose's fifth consecutive victory. Lord Gordon, one of his finest cavalry commanders, was killed pursuing the enemy — a loss Montrose called his greatest personal grief of the war.

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