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Early Medieval

Pictish Victory at Loch Garman — Oengus II vs Dalriada c.768

768
Stirling, Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Stirling, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
resurgent Dalriadan king
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Pictish forces under Oengus II
Outcome
Pictish victory; Dalriada kept subordinate for another generation
The Battle

History & Significance

Oengus II (son of Fergus) reasserted Pictish power over Dalriada decades after Oengus I; fought a battle in the western reaches to keep Dalriadan ambitions suppressed as the Scots began recovering autonomy

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