Editing Battle of Langside (section)

{{Short description|Opening battle of the Marian civil war in Scotland}}
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{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict          = Battle of Langside
| partof            = the [[Marian civil war]]
| image             = Battlefield Monument - geograph.org.uk - 1098221.jpg
| image_size        = 250
| caption           = Monument erected to commemorate the Battle of Langside
| date              = 13 May 1568
| place             = [[Langside]] south of [[Glasgow]]
| result            = King's men victory
[[Mary, Queen of Scots]] exiled to England
| combatant1        = {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[James VI|King's men]]
| combatant2        = {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Mary, Queen of Scots|Queen's men]]
| commander1        = [[James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray|Regent Moray]]<br />[[William Kirkcaldy of Grange|Kirkcaldy of Grange]]
| commander2        = [[Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll|Campbell of Argyll]]
| strength1         = about 4,000
| strength2         = about 6,000
| casualties1       = 1 killed, unknown casualties
| casualties2       = over 100 killed, unknown casualties
| campaignbox       = {{Campaignbox Mary, Queen of Scots feuds}}
| notes             = {{Infobox designation list
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| designation1            = UK Registered Battlefields
| designation1_date       = 14 December 2012
| designation1_number     = {{Historic Environment Scotland|num=BTL35|short=yes}}
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The '''Battle of Langside''' was fought on 13 May 1568 between forces loyal to [[Mary, Queen of Scots]], and forces acting in the name of her infant son [[James VI]]. Mary’s short period of personal rule ended in 1567 in recrimination, intrigue, and disaster when, after her capture at [[battle of Carberry Hill|Carberry Hill]], she was forced to [[Act Anent the demission of the Crown in favour of our Sovereign Lord, and his Majesty's Coronation 1567|abdicate]] in favour of [[James VI]]. Mary was imprisoned in [[Lochleven Castle]], while her Protestant half-brother, [[James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray|James Stewart, Earl of Moray]], was appointed [[Regent]] on behalf of his nephew. In early May 1568 Mary escaped, heading west to the country of the Hamiltons, high among her remaining supporters, and the safety of [[Dumbarton Castle]] with the determination to restore her rights as queen. Mary was defeated and went into exile and captivity in England. The battle is generally considered the start of the [[Marian civil war]].