BattlefieldsBattle of Dunbar
English Civil War

Battle of Dunbar

1650
East Lothian, Scotland
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
East Lothian, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Covenanters (Leslie)
Forces
c.22,000 Scots (Leslie); English decisive victory
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians (Cromwell)
Forces
c.11,000 English (Cromwell)
Outcome
Decisive Parliamentary victory; Scottish army broken
The Battle

History & Significance

With his army starving and trapped against the sea, Cromwell said "The Lord hath delivered them into our hands." The Scots left a strong defensive position under pressure from their ministers and were destroyed. Cromwell's greatest battlefield performance.

Casualties & Losses

c.3,000 Scots killed; 10,000 captured

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