| Battle of Tippermuir | |||||||
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| Part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Scottish Royalists Irish Brigade | Parliament of Scotland | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Lord Montrose Alasdair Mac Colla John Graham Lord Kilpont Sir William Rollo |
Lord Elcho James Murray Earl of Tullibardine Sir James Scott of Rossie James, Lord Drummond Captain David Grant | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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2,000–3,000 foot 150 cavalry |
Disputed: c.2,000–7,000 foot c.400–800 cavalry | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Light | 400–2,000 | ||||||
| Designated | 14 December 2012 | ||||||
| Reference no. | BTL39 | ||||||
  Tippermuir Location within Scotland | |||||||
The Battle of Tippermuir (also known as the Battle of Tibbermuir) (1 September 1644) was the first battle James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose, fought for King Charles I in the Scottish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. During the battle, Montrose's Royalist forces routed an army of the Covenanter-dominated Scottish government under John Wemyss, Lord Elcho. The government side took heavy losses.
The battlefield is presently inventoried and protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the Scottish Historical Environment Policy of 2009.[1]