Battle of Dollar
| Battle of Dollar | |||||||
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| Part of the Viking invasions of Scotland | |||||||
 The Ochil Hills as seen from South-West of Tillicoultry | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Scotland | Kingdom of Denmark | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| King Constantine I | Thorstein | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| unknown | unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Dollar was an 875 battle fought in Dollar, Scotland between Danish invaders under Thorstein and the men of Alba under Constantine I. The Danes defeated the men of Alba and then occupied Caithness, Sutherlandshire, Ross, and Moray, far to the north of the battle site.
References[]
- George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) (ISBN 0442223366).
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