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TheBattle of Annan Moor took place during theScottish civil war, part of the intertwinedWars of the Three Kingdoms that took place in England, Ireland, and Scotland between 1639 and 1651.
| Battle of Annan Moor | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of theWar of the Three Kingdoms | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Scottish Covenanters |  English Royalists | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Sir John Brown | Lord Digby Marmaduke Langdale | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | c. 600 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Minimal | High | ||||||
The Royalist army led byLord Digby andMarmaduke Langdale had been trying to force a passage north to link up with the Marquis of Montrose. The battle took place on 20 and 21 October 1645 when the experienced cavalry commander Sir John Brown of Fordell and his newly raised Scots cavalry regiment defeated the Royalists army. The Royalists lost more than half of their 600 men as casualties or prisoners. The remainder of theRoyalist were driven back into England.
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