Siege of Dundee 1651
Approximate location: the point for Dundee, the place Wikidata gives as the battle’s location.
Key facts
| Year | 1651 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Scotland | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| Coordinates | 56.4606, -2.9700 | Wikidata P276 location: Dundee (approximate) |
About the battle
The siege of Dundee, 23 August to 1 September 1651, took place during the 1650 to 1652 Anglo-Scottish war. After a two-day artillery bombardment, a Covenanter garrison under Robert Lumsden surrendered to Commonwealth of England forces commanded by George Monck.
Shortly afterwards, Aberdeen also surrendered, effectively ending resistance in Scotland, while Oliver Cromwell's victory at Worcester concluded the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The Covenanter government was dissolved and Scotland absorbed into the Commonwealth, where it remained until the 1660 Stuart Restoration.
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See also this battle on Battlefields of Britain.
Quick answers
- When did Siege of Dundee take place?
- In 1651.
- Where was the Siege of Dundee fought?
- In what is now Scotland (Europe), at about 56.46, -2.97.
From Wikidata (CC0) and Natural Earth; see the sources column in Key facts.
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