BattlefieldsCampbell Kintyre Subjugation — Saddell area 1506
Tudor

Campbell Kintyre Subjugation — Saddell area 1506

1506
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
MacDonald-aligned kindreds
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Campbell of Argyll with Crown mandate
Outcome
Campbell control established over mid-Kintyre
The Battle

History & Significance

Campbell of Argyll imposed Campbell control over the Saddell area of mid-Kintyre, displacing MacDonald adherent families and establishing a garrison at Saddell abbey precinct

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