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English Civil War

Cromwellian patrol action at Ruthven in Badenoch 1653

1653
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Also known as: Ruthven Badenoch garrison 1653
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Highland royalists
Forces
Highland royalists: c.150–300
VS
Victor
Cromwellian garrison
Forces
Cromwellian garrison: c.200–300
Outcome
English garrison at Ruthven Barracks site repelled royalist skirmishers during Glencairn Rising
The Battle

History & Significance

Ruthven was strategic crossroads in Badenoch; English control of it denied the Rising a central Highland base

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Cromwellian patrol action at Ruthven in Badenoch 1653

Ruthven Barracks, Kingussie
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Lynchat, souterrain 550m WNW of, Kingussie
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.7 miles
Dunachton Lodge, symbol stone 75m SSW of
Scheduled monument · ~4.6 miles
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