BattlefieldsDonald Dubh's Rebellion, 1545
Tudor

Donald Dubh's Rebellion, 1545

1545
Argyll, Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Campaign
Location
Argyll, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Donald Dubh and allied Isles clans/Henry VIII's faction
VS
Victor
No decisive military victor; the rebellion collapsed on Donald Dubh's death
Outcome
Donald Dubh promised to raise 8,000 men and 180 galleys (with 2,000 more from Henry VIII), but only around 2,000 men actually sailed for Scotland; the force made no major territorial gains, and Donald Dubh retreated to Ireland where he died of fever in late 1545, after which the rebellion lost coordination and collapsed
The Battle

History & Significance

A tudor campaign fought in 1545 near Argyll, Scotland. Recorded strengths: Planned force of roughly 10,000 (8,000 raised by Donald Dubh plus 2,000 from Henry VIII); actual force that sailed numbered approximately 2,000 men.

Exact site not recorded. The location of this engagement is not established in the surviving sources.
Casualties & Losses

not recorded

Forces Involved

Planned force of roughly 10,000 (8,000 raised by Donald Dubh plus 2,000 from Henry VIII); actual force that sailed numbered approximately 2,000 men

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