BattlefieldsBattle of Creran 1463
Medieval

Battle of Creran 1463

1463
Argyll, Scotland
Also known as: Skirmish at Creran
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Argyll, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Campbell forces
Forces
Campbells c.200–400
VS
Victor
MacDougall remnants
Forces
MacDougalls c.200–400
Outcome
Local skirmish over land rights in Lorn
The Battle

History & Significance

The Creran skirmish of 1463 represents the ongoing friction between resurgent MacDougall claims and Campbell expansion into Lorn during the declining years of the Lordship of the Isles.

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