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Name: English invasion of Scotland

Type: Event

Start: 1650 AD

End: 1651 AD

Parent: Third English Civil War

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

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  • 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.

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