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Battle of Arbroath 1445

Battle of Arbroath: Arbroath Abbey
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Approximate location: the point for Arbroath, the place Wikidata gives as the battle’s location.

Key facts

Year1445Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationScotlandNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
ParticipantsClan Forbes, Clan Gordon, Clan Lindsay, Clan Ogilvy, Clan Oliphant, Clan SetonWikidata P710
Coordinates56.5614, -2.5857Wikidata P276 location: Arbroath (approximate)

About the battle

The Battle of Arbroath was fought on Sunday, 24 January 1446 at Arbroath in Scotland between rival claimants to the post of Baillie of the Regality. While the Auchinleck Chronicle recorded that in "The yer of God M.CCCC.XLV, the xxiii. day of Jannar 1445 [the year of God, 1445, the 12th day of January], the Eril of Huntlie, and Ogilbeis with him, on the ta part, and the Eril of Craufurd on the tother part, met at the yettis of Arbroth on ane Sonday laite, and faucht", the new year was not designated as 1446 on the calendar in Britain until 25 March 1446. 1 January to 24 March were a continuation of 1445, which had started in Britain on 25 March 1445.

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Location

56.5614, -2.5857 · Scotland

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See also this battle on Battlefields of Britain.

Quick answers

When was the Battle of Arbroath?
In 1445.
Where was the Battle of Arbroath fought?
In what is now Scotland (Europe), at about 56.56, -2.59.
Who fought?
Clan Forbes, Clan Gordon, Clan Lindsay, Clan Ogilvy, Clan Oliphant, Clan Seton.

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