Battle of Mauchline Muir
Battle during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in 1648 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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55.50783°N 4.38022°W / 55.50783; -4.38022
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Battle of Mauchline Muir | |||||||
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Part of the Scottish Civil War | |||||||
Mauchline Muir battle site | |||||||
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Engagers Party | Kirk Party | ||||||
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John Middleton James Livingstone | John Campbell | ||||||
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800 infantry[1] 1,200 cavalry | 850 cavalry[2] |
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The Battle of Mauchline Muir was an engagement fought on 12 June 1648 between two rival factions of the Covenanters of Scotland. On one side were those who favoured The Engagement, known as Engagers, and on the other those who were opposed to the Engagement, and known as the Kirk party.[3]