Battle of Aberdeen (1644)
57°08′28″N 2°06′24″W / 57.14101°N 2.10668°W
| Battle of Aberdeen | |||||||
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| Part of Wars of the Three Kingdoms | |||||||
Map of the battle of Aberdeen by Edward Weller | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Royalists Irish Brigade | Covenanters | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Lord Montrose Alasdair MacColla Col. James Hay Sir William Rollo |
Lord Burleigh Lord Gordon Sir William Forbes | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,500-foot, 80 horse | 2,000-foot, 300 horse | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Light | 520 | ||||||
| 118–160 people killed in sack of Aberdeen by Royalists | |||||||
The Battle of Aberdeen, also known as the Battle of Justice Mills and the Crabstane Rout, was an engagement in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms which took place outside the city of Aberdeen on 13 September 1644. During the battle, Royalist forces led by James Graham, Lord Montrose routed an army raised by the Covenanter-dominated Parliament of Scotland under Robert Balfour, 2nd Lord Balfour of Burleigh.
The battlefield was assessed to be inventoried and protected by Historic Scotland under the Scottish Historical Environment Policy of 2009, but it failed to meet one or more of the criteria.