BattlefieldsBattle of Langside
Tudor

Battle of Langside

1568
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Queen Mary's forces
Forces
c.6,000 Mary Queen of Scots supporters; Mary flees to England
VS
Victor
Regent Moray (James Stewart)
Forces
c.4,000 Regent Moray
Outcome
Government victory; Mary Queen of Scots fled Scotland
The Battle

History & Significance

Mary's army was destroyed in minutes by her half-brother's forces. She escaped south into England where she threw herself on Elizabeth I's mercy — and spent the next 19 years as a prisoner before her execution at Fotheringhay.

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