Skirmish of Dunfermline 1715
Approximate location: the point for Dunfermline, the place Wikidata gives as the battle’s location.
Key facts
| Year | 1715 | 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 1715 | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 56.0714, -3.4617 | Wikidata P276 location: Dunfermline (approximate) |
About the battle
The Skirmish of Dunfermline was a conflict that took place on 24 October 1715 in Dunfermline, Scotland and was part of the Jacobite rising of 1715. It was fought between the forces of John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll who supported the British-Hanoverian Government against a Jacobite force.
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See also this battle on Battlefields of Britain.
Quick answers
- When was the Skirmish of Dunfermline?
- In 1715.
- Where was the Skirmish of Dunfermline fought?
- In what is now Scotland (Europe), at about 56.07, -3.46.
- Which war was it part of?
- The Jacobite rising of 1715.
From Wikidata (CC0) and Natural Earth; see the sources column in Key facts.
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