BattlefieldsGordon cavalry action at Keith 1645
English Civil War

Gordon cavalry action at Keith 1645

1645
Scotland
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Covenanting patrol
Forces
Covenanting patrol
VS
Victor
Gordon royalist cavalry
Forces
Gordon royalist cavalry
Outcome
Gordon cavalry action; Covenanting detachment driven off
The Battle

History & Significance

Lord Gordon's cavalry fought a skirmish near Keith in Banffshire during the 1645 campaign season, part of the sustained Gordon horse operations in support of Montrose that dominated the northeast. The engagement at Keith demonstrated Gordon cavalry's reach into upper Strathisla and their ability to interdict Covenanting communications between Aberdeen and Inverness.

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