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Jacobite Risings

Battle of Cromdale 1690

1690
Moray, Scotland
Also known as: Cromdale 1690 · Jacobites routed at Cromdale
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Moray, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Jacobites
Forces
Jacobites c.1,200–1,600. Surprise cavalry routed Highland force.
VS
Victor
Government (Sir Thomas Livingstone)
Forces
Government c.1,500–2,000
Outcome
Last Jacobite Highland force routed at Cromdale; 1689 rising finally extinguished
The Battle

History & Significance

Government cavalry surprised the Jacobite Highland force camped at Cromdale on the Spey and routed it completely — ending the last remnant of the 1689 Jacobite rising.

Casualties & Losses

Approximately 400 Jacobites killed or captured

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Cromdale 1690

Lethendry Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
Upper Port, standing stones W of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.2 miles
Congash, chapel, burial ground and symbol stones, 500m SE of
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.5 miles
Inverallan Churchyard, Symbol Stone and Cross-Incised Slab
Scheduled monument · ~3.1 miles
Knock,souterrain 200m NNE of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~5 miles
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