Battle of Dunaverty 1647
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1647 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Scotland | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| Participants | Covenanters | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 55.3075, -5.6447 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Dunaverty involved a battle and the siege of Dunaverty Castle in Kintyre, Scotland, in 1647. The events involved the Covenanter Army under the command of General David Leslie on one side and 200–300 Highland troops under the command of Archibald Og of Sanda on the other.
After the Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss, the remaining royalist army of Alasdair Mac Colla fled to Kinlochkilkerran, where a fleet of birlinns transported many of the troops to Ireland, while others fled to Dunaverty to be transported to Ireland as well as Dunyvaig Castle. About 200 to 300 men who could not be transported or did not wish to leave Scotland prepared to defend the castle.
When the Covenanter Army arrived, they laid siege to the castle and made small raids against the forces inside. Once the attackers had captured the stronghold's water supply, the defenders – by now running out of water – requested a surrender on fair terms. After agreeing to surrender and leaving the castle, the men, women and children were put to the sword at the request of Reverend John Naves and Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll. More than 300 MacDonalds and followers, men, women and children, were slaughtered at Dunaverty, despite the promised quarter from the Covenanters.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Dunaverty (revision 1370109929), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; shortened by selecting paragraphs and trimming at a sentence boundary; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
Nearby battles
- Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss 1647 · 41 km
- Battle of Glentaisie 1565 · 42 km
- Battle of Aura 1583 · 44 km
- Battle of Turnberry 1307 · 52 km
- Battle of Loch Ryan 1307 · 54 km
- Siege of Carrickfergus 1689 · 67 km
Browse more: battles in Scotland · Europe · Early modern battles