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English Civil War

Action at Stirling 1648

1648
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Also known as: Skirmish at Stirling Engager muster 1648
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Scottish Engagers
Forces
Scottish Engagers c.500–1,200
VS
Victor
Covenanters (Argyll faction)
Forces
Covenanters c.500–1,000
Outcome
Covenanting opposition to the Engager army clashed with Engager forces at Stirling as Hamilton prepared to invade England
The Battle

History & Significance

The Scottish Engager army that would invade England in 1648 faced internal opposition from hardline Covenanters who refused to fight for the king; clashes at and around Stirling between the Engager muster and Whiggamore opposition foreshadowed the later Whiggamore Raid after Preston.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Action at Stirling 1648

Stirling, town wall & bastion & Port Street Bastion at 44 Bastion Wynd
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Stirling, Mar's Wark, uncompleted residence
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Stirling,Argyll Lodging,house
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Stirling, Royal Gardens including King's Knot
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
Stirling Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
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