BattlefieldsGordon sack of Druminnor Castle, 1571
Tudor

Gordon sack of Druminnor Castle, 1571

1571
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Raid
Location
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Forbes
VS
Victor
Gordon
Outcome
Following their victory over Forbes forces at the Battle of Tillieangus (10 October 1571), Gordon forces under Adam Gordon of Auchindoun pursued the defeated Forbes survivors to Druminnor Castle (the Forbes clan seat) and sacked and burned it, continuing the long-running Forbes-Gordon feud that had a religious/political dimension during the Marian Civil War.
The Battle

History & Significance

Gordon sack of Druminnor Castle, 1571 was a raid of the Tudor period, fought in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1571. This engagement forms part of the broader pattern of conflict that shaped the political and military history of the UK during this era.

Confirmed battlefield location
Casualties & Losses

not recorded (36 Forbes gentlemen were killed at the associated Battle of Tillieangus itself, per the Clan Forbes Society, but no separate casualty figure is given for the sack of Druminnor)

Forces Involved

not recorded

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