BattlefieldsBattle of Loup Hill
Jacobite Risings

Battle of Loup Hill

1689
Scotland
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Jacobites
Forces
Jacobites: 200
VS
Victor
Williamites
Forces
Williamites: 500
Outcome
Williamite victory
The Battle

History & Significance

The Battle of Loup Hill took place near Loup Hill (Scottish Gaelic: Cruach na Luib) in Kintyre on 16 May 1689, during the Jacobite rising of 1689, a connected conflict of the Williamite War in Ireland. In early May, Jacobite sympathisers took control of northern Kintyre, and when government troops arrived to retake the peninsula, they ran into an ambush on the slopes of Loup Hill. Despite the advantage of height and surprise, the Jacobites fought ineffectively and quickly retreated; a few days later, they abandoned Kintyre.

Suspected site. The exact location is uncertain.
Casualties & Losses

Jacobites: 2 killed

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