BattlefieldsGordon raid on Strathbogie 1594
Tudor

Gordon raid on Strathbogie 1594

1594
Banffshire, Scotland
Also known as: Catholic earls punitive raid 1594
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Banffshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Protestant tenants
VS
Victor
Gordons (Huntly)
Outcome
Protestant tenants expelled from Strathbogie after Glenlivet victory
The Battle

History & Significance

Following the Catholic earl victory at Glenlivet, Huntly carried out a punitive campaign in his own heartland of Strathbogie against tenants suspected of Covenanting sympathies. The raid illustrated the religious character of Gordon power struggles — the earls used military force to maintain Catholic dominance in the northeast even after James VI forbade it.

Forces Involved

The size of the opposing forces is not recorded in the surviving sources.

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