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battle, early modern

Battle of Glenboultachan

Battle of Glenboultachan was a battle fought in 1522 at Perthshire, in what is now United Kingdom. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Perthshire. The recorded result: Macnab victory.

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Fought1522
WherePerthshire, United Kingdom56.483N, 3.883W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeMacnab victory
BelligerentsClan MacnabagainstClan MacNeish

Record

Date1522 (year precision)
PlacePerthshire, United Kingdom
56.483N, 3.883W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength500
Casualties and losses470 killed ("only thirty of 500 MacNeishes had survived")
Battle of GlenboultachanBattle of GlenboultachanBattle of Knock MaryBattle of MethvenBattle of DunkeldBattle of TippermuirBattle of Dupplin MoorBattle of DunkeldGlasgowEdinburghAberdeenAyrInvernessGreenockFort William100 km56.483N, 3.883W
Placed at Perthshire; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1522

Battle of Glenboultachan is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q80354730, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Glenboultachan, revision 1370441690, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.