Battle of Philiphaugh

55°32′23″N 2°53′09″W / 55.5398°N 2.8857°W / 55.5398; -2.8857

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Battle of Philiphaugh
Part of the Scottish Civil War
Memorial to the Battle of Philipaugh
Date 13 September 1645 Location Philiphaugh, 2 miles from Selkirk, Scotland Result Covenanter Victory
Belligerents
Royalists	Covenanters
Commanders and leaders
Marquis of Montrose	Sir David Leslie
Strength
100 horse 600 musketeers 100 levies	6,000 horse 1,000 foot
Casualties and losses
500	Unknown
Registered battlefield
Designated	21 March 2011
Reference no.	BTL14

The Battle of Philiphaugh was fought on 13 September 1645 during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms near Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. The Royalist army of the Marquis of Montrose was destroyed by the Covenanter army of Sir David Leslie, restoring the power of the Committee of Estates.