BattlefieldsBattle of Rullion Green
English Civil War

Battle of Rullion Green

1666
Midlothian, Scotland
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Midlothian, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Covenanters
Forces
Covenanters c.900. Major pitched battle crushing the Pentland Rising.
VS
Victor
Government (Dalziel)
Forces
Government c.3,000
Outcome
Government victory; Pentland Rising crushed
The Battle

History & Significance

The "Pentland Rising" — a Covenanting rebellion in south-west Scotland — was crushed in the Pentland Hills. The brutal repression that followed made martyrs of the rebels and deepened Scottish resentment of Charles II's religious policies.

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