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Battle of Bothwell Bridge

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539: 593: 151: 267: 255: 244: 225: 213: 585: 488: 36: 623: 523:. The royalist troops were massed on the northern or Bothwell bank of the river Clyde on sloping ground that included a field that has since become known as the Covenanters Field - not because the battle was fought there but because for many years it was the venue for a covenanters conventicle organised by the Scottish Covenanters Memorial Association. 626: 526:
The battle centred on the narrow bridge across the Clyde, the passage of which Monmouth was required to force in order to come at the Covenanters. Hackston led the defence of the bridge and had some initial success in the initial skirmishes at the bridge itself. But his men lacked artillery and
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to the colonies in November. However, a later ship wreck allowed 48 of the 257 prisoners to escape. All those who had taken part on the Covenanter side of the battle were declared rebels and traitors, and the repression during this period has become known as
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ammunition, and were forced to withdraw after around an hour. Once Monmouth's men were across the bridge, the Covenanters were quickly routed. Many fled into the parks of nearby
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In 1903, on the 224th anniversary of the battle, a monument was dedicated on the site. This stands beside Bothwell Bridge, which was largely rebuilt in the 19th century.
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on 3 May. The government army numbered around 5000 regular troops and militia, and was commanded by Monmouth, supported by Claverhouse and the
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614:, as well as his own fictional characters. However, his description of the flow of the battle is considered accurate. 420: 68: 555:, an area now known as the Covenanters' Prison. Many remained there for several months, until the last of them were 2597: 2418: 1882: 1643: 1614: 1500: 1434: 1225: 991: 500: 464: 271: 769: 564:" in Covenanter histories. A core of hard-line rebels remained in arms, and became known as the Cameronians after 46: 2612: 2493: 2443: 2317: 2086: 2081: 2076: 2020: 1985: 1932: 1739: 1661: 1476: 1230: 1099: 1041: 1011: 951: 931: 916: 629:. follows her reading of Scott, whom she greatly admired. It relates to an engraving of a painting by W Hartley. 2312: 2053: 2048: 2040: 1975: 1685: 1602: 1590: 1506: 1411: 1149: 1071: 617: 611: 516: 592: 2513: 2498: 2370: 2337: 2307: 2284: 2259: 2246: 2101: 2096: 2063: 1947: 1823: 1751: 1673: 1649: 1596: 1205: 1119: 1076: 1056: 921: 476: 2423: 2144: 1970: 1769: 1709: 1530: 1399: 1124: 1104: 981: 573: 508: 2483: 2468: 2458: 2403: 2388: 2360: 2355: 2322: 2170: 2129: 2010: 1955: 1870: 1829: 1805: 1787: 1667: 1620: 1470: 1295: 1272: 1235: 1129: 1006: 722: 713: 452: 448: 2116: 802: 790: 93: 2607: 2350: 2091: 2015: 1980: 1894: 1841: 1781: 1775: 1715: 1703: 1679: 1655: 1626: 1584: 1458: 1290: 1267: 1066: 1036: 1016: 976: 556: 229: 2503: 2378: 2274: 2254: 2106: 2030: 1853: 1835: 1733: 1727: 1578: 1554: 1536: 1452: 1310: 1215: 1210: 1185: 1163: 971: 966: 552: 217: 503:, although his rigid stance against the Indulged ministers only encouraged division. The preacher 150: 2488: 2478: 2302: 2269: 2215: 2195: 1995: 1960: 1876: 1811: 1757: 1512: 1464: 1440: 1364: 1134: 1061: 1046: 1031: 996: 749: 520: 515:
of Rathillet and John Balfour of Kinloch, known as Burley, who were among the group who murdered
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The Covenanters had established their camp on the south bank of the Clyde, north of
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took place on 22 June 1679. It was fought between government troops and militant
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the next year, but his followers were eventually pardoned on the accession of
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The prisoners were taken to Edinburgh and held on land beside
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was sent north to take command, and the militia were raised.
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under the Historic Environment (Amendment) Act 2011.
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