Battle of Alford

57°14′17″N 2°43′26″W / 57.23806°N 2.72389°W / 57.23806; -2.72389

Battle of Alford
Part of the Scottish Civil War
The site of the Battle of Alford
Date 2 July 1645 Location Alford, Aberdeenshire Result Royalist/Irish Victory
Belligerents
Royalists Irish Brigade	Covenanters
Commanders and leaders
Lord Montrose George, Lord Gordon James Gordon, 2nd Viscount Aboyne Manus O'Cahan	General William Baillie Alexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of Balcarres
Strength
2,000 foot 250-300 cavalry	2,000 foot 5-600 cavalry
Casualties and losses
Several hundred	1,500
Registered battlefield
Designated	21 March 2011
Reference no.	BTL1

The Battle of Alford was an engagement of the Scottish Civil War. It took place near the village of Alford, Aberdeenshire, on 2 July 1645. During the battle, the Royalist general James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose defeated the forces of the Covenanter-dominated Scottish government, commanded by William Baillie.

The battlefield is included in the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland and protected by Historic Scotland under the Historic Environment (Amendment) Act 2011.^[1]