BattlefieldsBattle of Tippermuir
English Civil War

Battle of Tippermuir

1644
Perthshire, Scotland
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Perthshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Covenanters
Forces
c.2,500 Royalists (Montrose); Montrose victory
VS
Victor
Royalists (Montrose)
Forces
c.6,000 Covenanters
Outcome
Royalist victory; Montrose's Highland campaign begins
The Battle

History & Significance

Montrose's first victory, won with an army that had almost no firearms — he ordered them to throw stones before charging. It began one of the most brilliant military campaigns in British history.

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