English Parliamentarian forces led by Oliver Cromwell defeated Charles II at the Battle of Dunbar

The Battle of Dunbar (3 September 1650) was a battle of the Third English Civil War. The English Parliamentarian forces under Oliver Cromwell defeated a Scottish, French and Albanian army commanded by David Leslie which was loyal to KingCharles II, who had been proclaimed King of Scots and crowned at Scone. Charles was pronounced King of Great Britain, Ireland and France on 5 February 1649.

The battlefield has been inventoried and protected by Historic Scotland under the Historic Environment (Amendment) Act 2011.