57°14′17″N 2°43′26″W / 57.23806°N 2.72389°W
| Battle of Alford | |||||||
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| Part of the Scottish Civil War | |||||||
 The site of the Battle of Alford | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Royalists Irish Brigade | Covenanters | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Lord Montrose George, Lord Gordon James Gordon, 2nd Viscount Aboyne Manus O'Cahan |
General William Baillie Alexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of Balcarres | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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2,000 foot 250–300 cavalry |
2,000 foot 5–600 cavalry | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Several hundred | 1,500 | ||||||
| Designated | 21 March 2011 | ||||||
| Reference no. | BTL1 | ||||||
The Battle of Alford was an engagement of the Scottish Civil War. It took place near the village of Alford, Aberdeenshire, on 2 July 1645. During the battle, the Royalist general James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose defeated the forces of the Covenanter-dominated Scottish government, commanded by William Baillie.
The battlefield is included in the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland and protected by Historic Scotland under the Historic Environment (Amendment) Act 2011.[1]