Battle of Kilsyth

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Battle of Kilsyth
Part of the Scottish Civil War
Cairn in memory of the Battle of Kilsyth
Date 15 August 1645 Location Kilsyth, about 10 miles south-west of Stirling, Scotland Result Royalist/Irish Victory
Belligerents
Royalists Irish Brigade	Covenanters
Commanders and leaders
Marquess of Montrose Alasdair MacColla	William Baillie Alexander Lindsay
Strength
3,000 foot 500 cavalry	7,000 foot 800 cavalry[1][2]
Casualties and losses
Light	c. 4,500
Registered battlefield
Designated	21 March 2011
Reference no.	BTL13

The Battle of Kilsyth, fought on 15 August 1645 near Kilsyth, was an engagement of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The largest battle of the conflict in Scotland,^[3] it resulted in victory for the Royalist general Montrose over the forces of the Covenanter-dominated Scottish Parliament, and marked the end of General William Baillie's pursuit of the Royalists.