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Battle of Philiphaugh
55°32′23″N 2°53′09″W / 55.5398°N 2.8857°W
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| Battle of Philiphaugh | |||||||
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| Part of the Scottish Civil War | |||||||
 Memorial to the Battle of Philipaugh | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Royalists | Covenanters | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Marquis of Montrose | Sir David Leslie | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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100 horse 600 musketeers 100 levies |
6,000 horse 1,000 foot | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 500 | Unknown | ||||||
| Designated | 21 March 2011 | ||||||
| Reference no. | BTL14 | ||||||
The Battle of Philiphaugh was fought on 13 September 1645 during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms near Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. The Royalist army of the Marquis of Montrose was destroyed by the Covenanter army of Sir David Leslie, restoring the power of the Committee of Estates.
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