Battle of Aberdeen

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The Battle of Aberdeen, also known as the Battle of Justice Mills and the Crabstane Rout, was an engagement in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms which took place outside the city of Aberdeen on 13 September 1644. During the battle, Royalist forces led by James Graham, Lord Montrose routed an army raised by the Covenanter-dominated Parliament of Scotland under Robert Balfour, 2nd Lord Balfour of Burleigh.

Map of the Battle of Aberdeen, 1644Map of the Battle of Aberdeen, 1644
Map of the Battle of Aberdeen, 1644Map of the Battle of Aberdeen, 1644
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    commonsimageMap of the Battle of Aberdeen, 1644 Commons
    commonsimageMap of the Battle of Aberdeen, 1644 Commons
    commonsimageParkland below Bon Accord Crescent Commons