BattlefieldsBattle of Cairnbulg
Tudor

Battle of Cairnbulg

1562
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Gordons
Forces
Gordon remnants c.400–700.
VS
Victor
Government forces (Forbes / Moray)
Forces
Forbes/Moray c.600–1,000
Outcome
Government victory; Gordon supporters scattered
The Battle

History & Significance

A skirmish in the aftermath of the Battle of Corrichie as government forces mopped up Gordon resistance in Aberdeenshire following the earl's death. The Forbes clan, long enemies of the Gordons, participated actively in the suppression of Gordon power following Mary Queen of Scots' military campaign in the north.

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