BattlefieldsSkirmish at Benachie
Tudor

Skirmish at Benachie

1530
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Also known as: MacKintosh raid Aberdeenshire
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
MacKintoshes
Forces
MacKintosh c.150–250 in Aberdeenshire cattle dispute.
VS
Victor
Gordons
Forces
Gordons c.200–300
Outcome
MacKintosh raiding party expelled from Aberdeenshire
The Battle

History & Significance

MacKintosh cattle raids into Aberdeenshire brought them into repeated conflict with the Gordons who dominated the region. This skirmish near the hill of Bennachie (Benachie) in the Don valley was one of several such encounters. The Gordons' power in Aberdeenshire was sufficiently established by this period that they could routinely suppress such incursions.

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