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Name: Third English Civil War

Type: Event

Start: 1650 AD

End: 1651 AD

Parent: Wars of the Three Kingdoms

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Was a war between the Commonwealth of England and the Kingdom of Scotland that result in the inglobation of Scotland into the Commonwealth.

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1. Incoronation of Charles II


Charles II, son of the executed king Charles I, was crowned King in Scotland.

  • June 1650: Charles II landed in Scotland at Garmouth in Morayshire on 23 June 1650 and signed the 1638 National Covenant and the 1643 Solemn League and Covenant shortly after coming ashore.

  • 2. English invasion of Scotland


    Was the invasion of Scotland by the English Commonwealth in the Third English Civil War.

  • July 1651: On 30 July 1651, the English Parliamentarians, led by Oliver Cromwell, marched upon Perth during the Third English Civil War.
  • August 1651: Monck took Stirling on 14 August.
  • July 1650: In 1650, during the Third English Civil War, the Parliamentarians, led by Oliver Cromwell, conducted military operations around Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The city was under the control of the Royalists, who were loyal to King Charles II. The Parliamentarians eventually captured Edinburgh, securing their control over Scotland.
  • August 1650: After the Battle of Dunbar in 1650, Oliver Cromwell retreated to Musselburgh in Scotland. The Royalists, led by Charles II, had defeated Cromwell's forces, forcing him to regroup in Musselburgh before eventually launching a successful counterattack.
  • December 1650: In 1650, during the Third English Civil War, Edinburgh Castle surrendered to the forces of Oliver Cromwell, leader of the Parliamentarians.
  • July 1651: Burntisland, a town in Scotland, surrendered to John Lambert, a prominent military leader of the Parliamentarians, on 29 July 1651 during the English Civil War.
  • July 1651: Battle of Inverkeithing.
  • September 1651: Scotland conquered by Parlamentarians.
  • December 1650: In 1650, during the Third English Civil War, Edinburgh Castle surrendered to the forces of Oliver Cromwell, leader of the Parliamentarians.

  • 3. Royalist Invasion of England


    Was the invasion of England by the Kingdom of Scotland in the Third English Civil War.

  • August 1651: Battle of Warrington Bridge (1651).
  • September 1651: Battle of Worcester.

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