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Tudor

Arran-Lennox feud clash at Glasgow 1544

1544
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Lennox
Forces
Hamilton garrison of Glasgow
VS
Victor
Hamilton
Forces
Lennox with English-supplied force
Outcome
Hamilton holds Glasgow; Lennox retreats south
The Battle

History & Significance

Lennox with English backing attempted to seize Glasgow from Arran Hamilton control; a street battle in the burgh was followed by an artillery exchange before Lennox withdrew

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Arran-Lennox feud clash at Glasgow 1544

Glasgow Cathedral, precinct and graveyard
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Glasgow, remains of Bell's Pottery, Kyle Street
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Forth and Clyde Canal, Port Dundas canal basin, Glasgow
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.8 miles
North Woodside Flint Mills,Garriochmill Road,North Kelvin
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Forth and Clyde Canal: Glasgow Branch
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
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