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English Civil War

Battle of Aberdeen 1644 Second Action

1644
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Also known as: Montrose sacks Aberdeen September 1644
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Covenanters (Burleigh)
Forces
Covenanters c.3,500–4,500.
VS
Victor
Royalists (Montrose)
Forces
Royalists c.2,500–3,000
Outcome
Montrose storms Aberdeen; sack follows with heavy civilian casualties
The Battle

History & Significance

The Royalist storming of Aberdeen in September 1644 and the subsequent sack — in which Irish soldiers killed civilians — was one of the most notorious episodes of the Montrose campaign.

Casualties & Losses

Approximately 100-200 civilian and military deaths during sack

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Aberdeen 1644 Second Action

Balnagask motte, Baxter Place, Aberdeen
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
Torry Battery, battery 130m ESE of Old South Breakwater
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
St Machar's Cathedral and graveyard
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
St Fittick's Church, Aberdeen
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Mote Hill, palisaded settlement and cairn
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
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