Battle of Hieton 1650
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 1 December 1650 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1650 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Scotland | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| Participants | Commonwealth of England | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 55.7768, -4.0389 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Hieton was fought on the 1 December 1650 between a force of Scottish Remonstrants under Colonel Gilbert Ker and 1,000 English commanded by Major-general John Lambert. The site of the battle was by the Cadzow Burn, near the present day town centre of Hamilton, Scotland. The Scots attacked, surprising the English, but were beaten back and destroyed as a fighting force. The battle was part of the Anglo-Scottish war of 1650–1652.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Hieton (revision 1370265613), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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