Editing 1651 (section)

=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July 20]] &ndash; At the [[Battle of Inverkeithing]] in [[Scotland]], the English [[Roundhead|Parliamentarian]] [[New Model Army]], under Major-General [[John Lambert (general)|John Lambert]], defeats a Scottish [[Covenanter]] army acting on behalf of Charles II, led by Sir John Brown of Fordell.
* [[August 13]] &ndash; The troops of King Charles II of Scotland force the retreat of English Commonwealth troops at the [[Battle of Warrington Bridge (1651)|Battle of Warrington Bridge]], the last victory of Scotland over England in battle.
* [[August 28]]
**The "Onfall of [[Alyth]] takes place in the Scottish town of the same name when most of the members of Scotland's governing body, the Committee of States, are betrayed to English invaders. The [[Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven|Earl of Leven]], the [[John Lindsay, 17th Earl of Crawford, 1st Earl of Lindsay|Earl of Crawford]], the [[William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal|Earl Marischal]], [[Robert Nairne, 1st Lord Nairne|Lord Nairne]] and other prominent people are captured and imprisoned in the [[Tower of London]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://montrose-society.ndo.co.uk/pdf/Newsletter%20June%202010.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://montrose-society.ndo.co.uk/pdf/Newsletter%20June%202010.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Marquis of Montrose Society newsletter June 2010|website=montrose-society.ndo.co.uk}}</ref>
**The [[Battle of Upton]] is fought at [[Upton-upon-Severn]] in England, where Scottish invaders commanded by Major General [[Edward Massey]] are defeated by the English Parliamentarians led by [[John Lambert (general)|John Lambert]].  The retreat of the Scots clears the way for the successful English attack at Worcester.   
* [[September 1]] &ndash; The [[siege of Dundee]] ends with the English Parliamentarian army, under [[General Monck]], decisively defeating Covenanters in the last battle of the [[Wars of the Three Kingdoms]] in Scotland.
* [[September 2]] &ndash; [[Kösem Sultan]] is assassinated by her daughter-in-law, [[Turhan Sultan]].
* [[September 3]] &ndash; [[Charles II of England]], leading a largely-Scottish army, is defeated in the [[Battle of Worcester]], the last major battle of the [[English Civil War]], and forced to flee.