BattlefieldsDouglas area conventicle operations 1685
English Civil War

Douglas area conventicle operations 1685

1685
Scotland
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Covenanting fugitives in upper Lanarkshire
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Government dragoons
Outcome
Government sweeps continued; some Covenanting fugitives killed; most escaped into the hills
The Battle

History & Significance

Government operations against Covenanting conventicles in the Douglas area of upper Lanarkshire continued through 1685 during the height of the Killing Time under James VII. The Douglas valley and adjacent hills of Clydesdale provided terrain that sheltered fugitive Covenanters. Soldiers under local commanders conducted frequent sweeps through the area seeking armed conventiclers.

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