Events on July 2 in history

Battle of Alford (July 2, 1645)

Battle of Alford: Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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.

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Events on July 2 in history

Battle of Alford (July 2, 1645)

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Events on 1645

Battle of Naseby

Battle of Langport

Queue (hairstyle)

Battle of Nördlingen (1645)

Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal