Early Modern era · 1650

Battle of Dunbar

The Battle of Dunbar was fought between the English New Model Army, under Oliver Cromwell, and a Scottish army commanded by David Leslie on 3 September 1650 near Dunbar, Scotland. The battle resulted in a decisive victory for the English. It was the first major battle of the 1650 invasion of Scotland.

Battle of Dunbar
Battle of Dunbar · Andrew Carrick Gow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
3 Sept 1650
Where
Dunbar
Era
Early Modern

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