BattlefieldsCovenanting muster in Fife 1640
English Civil War

Covenanting muster in Fife 1640

1640
Fife, Scotland
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Fife, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
royal forces
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Fife Covenanting levies
Outcome
Fife levies mustered for Covenanting army; Second Bishops War campaign began
The Battle

History & Significance

The Covenanting movement mobilised extensively throughout Fife during the Second Bishops War in preparation for the invasion of England. The Kingdom of Fife was strongly Presbyterian and provided substantial levies for the Covenanting army under Alexander Leslie. The Fife muster was part of the broader national mobilisation that produced the army of 20,000 that crossed into England and occupied Newcastle.

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