Battle of Loup Hill 1689
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 16 May 1689 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1689 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Scotland | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Jacobite rising of 1689 | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 56.2720, -4.9240 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Loup Hill took place near Loup Hill (Scottish Gaelic: Cruach na Luib) in Kintyre on 16 May 1689, during the Jacobite rising of 1689, a connected conflict of the Williamite War in Ireland.
In early May, Jacobite sympathisers took control of northern Kintyre, and when government troops arrived to retake the peninsula, they ran into an ambush on the slopes of Loup Hill. Despite the advantage of height and surprise, the Jacobites fought ineffectively and quickly retreated; a few days later, they abandoned Kintyre.
Losses on both sides were minimal and the battle itself was little more than a minor skirmish. However, the loss of Kintyre was a serious strategic setback for the Scottish rising, since it prevented them being easily re-supplied by their allies in Ulster.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Loup Hill (revision 1370448126), 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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