BattlefieldsDundee sack 1645
English Civil War

Dundee sack 1645

1645
Scotland
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Covenanting forces
Forces
Dundee garrison; Covenanting relief force under Baillie
VS
Victor
Montrose Royalists
Forces
Montrose Royalist army
Outcome
Dundee sacked; Royalists withdrew with plunder ahead of Covenanting relief army
The Battle

History & Significance

In April 1645 Montrose stormed and briefly occupied Dundee, sacking the town for supplies and ransom. His forces were in the middle of looting the town when a Covenanting army appeared and Montrose was compelled to withdraw with his loot-laden troops, conducting a fighting retreat. The sack of Dundee was controversial but provided Montrose with badly needed supplies and funds.

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