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| 1628 | Siege of Stralsund |  |
| Stralsund Helps defend Stralsund against Wallenstein |
| 1636 | Battle of Brandenburg | |
| Brandenburg Helps capture Brandenburg |
| 1636 | Battle of Wittstock | |
| 4th Oct Wittstock Helps the Swedish forces to victory over a combined Imperial Saxon army |
| 1636 | Field Marshal | |
| Appointed Field Marshal |
| 1638 | Commander | |
| Appointed Commander of the Covenantors during the Bishops War |
| 1639 | Battle of Dee | |
| 19th June Dee The Covenantors occupy Aberdeen |
| 1639 | Capture of Inverness | |
| Feb Inverness The Covenantors capture Inverness |
| 1639 | Siege of Dumbarton | |
| 26th Mar Dumbarton The Covenantors capture Dumbarton Castle |
| 1639 | Siege of Edinburgh | |
| 21st Mar Edinburgh The Covenantors capture Edinburgh |
| 1639 | Siege of Inverness | |
| Feb Inverness The Covenantors capture Inverness |
| 1639 | Treaty of Berwick | |
| 18th June Berwick The treaty of Berwick ends the 1st Bishop's War |
| 20th June Berwick Charles I agrees for the Scottish Assembly & Parliament to end the Bishops War |
| 20th June Berwick The Royalists & Covenantors agree to disband their armies |
| 1640 | Battle of Newburn | |
| 28th Aug Newburn Leads to the Treaty of Ripon |
| 28th Aug Newburn Two days after the battle the city of Newcastle is surrendered to the Scots |
| 1640 | Capture of Edinburgh | |
| 19th Sep Edinburgh The Covenantors capture Edinburgh |
| 1640 | Capture of Newcastle | |
| 30th Aug Newcastle The Covenantors capture Newcastle |
| 1640 | Invasion of England | |
| 20th Aug River Tweed Cross es into England & begins the 2nd Bishops War |
| 20th Aug Durham Launches an invasion of Nth East England & reaches Durham |
| 1640 | Rule of Durham | |
| 26th Oct Durham The treaty of Ripon allows the Scots to keep control of Northumberland and Durham |
| 1640 | Rule of Northumberland | |
| 26th Oct Northumberland The treaty of Ripon allows the Scots to keep control of Northumberland and Durham |
| 1640 | Siege of Newcastle | |
| 30th Aug Newcastle The Covenantors capture Newcastle |
| 1640 | Treaty of Ripon | |
| 26th Oct Ripon Ends the Second Bishop's War between Charles I & the Scots |
| 26th Oct Ripon The treaty of Ripon allows the Scots to keep control of Northumberland and Durham |
| 1641 | Invasion of England | |
| Occupies North Eastern England |
| 21st Aug Newcastle Leslie's Army leaves Newcastle & the Covenantors begin to disband their armies |
| 1641 | Peerage | |
| Leven Created Earl of Leven, 1st |
| Balgonie Created Lord Balgonie |
| 1641 | Siege of Newcastle | |
| 21st Aug Newcastle Leslie's Army leaves Newcastle & the Covenantors begin to disband their armies |
| 1642 | Lord General | |
| Appointed Lord-General during the campaign in Ulster |
| 1642 | Rebellion | |
| Ulster Leads the Scottish troops against the Roman Catholic rebels in Ulster |
| 1643 | Capture of Berwick | |
| 20th Sep Berwick The Covenanters capture Berwick |
| 1643 | Covenanters | |
| 16th Sep Leith Links The Covenanter Army gathers at Leith Links |
| 1643 | Dragoons | |
| A new Horse Regiment, the dragoons travel by horse, fight on foot & use muskets |
| 1643 | Lord General | |
| 26th Aug Appointed Lord-General of the Covenanter Army |
| 1643 | Major | |
| Appointed Major-General of the Covenanter Army |
| 1643 | Siege of Berwick | |
| 20th Sep Berwick The Covenanters capture Berwick |
| 1644 | Battle of Boldon Hills | |
| 8th Mar Boldon Hills Covenanters under Leven get the better of Royalists under Newcastle outside Sunderland |
| 1644 | Battle of Hilton | |
| 25th Mar Hilton Covenanters under Leven & Royalists under Newcastle clash but the result is indecisive |
| 1644 | Battle of Marston Moor | |
| 2nd July Marston Moor Commands regiments of Parliament's foot |
| 1644 | Capture of Northumbria | |
| Jan Northumbria The Covenanter Army occupies Northumbria |
| 1644 | Civil War England | |
| Appointed Commander of the Scottish Parliamentary Army |
| Carlisle Captures Carlisle after victory at Marston Moor |
| Newcastle Conducts a siege of Newcastle after victory at Marston Moor |
| River Tweed Leads a Scottish army across the River Tweed to support Parliament |
| Newcastle Takes part in the siege of Newcastle |
| 1st Jan Harlaw The Covenanter Army gathers at Harlaw, Berwickshire, 18,000 foot & 3,000 horse |
| 19th Jan Berwick The Covenanter Army crosses the border at Berwick |
| 19th Feb Corbridge The Covenanters are defeated by the Royalist horse under Newcastle at Corbridge |
| 15th Mar South Shields The Covenanters fail in their attempt to capture the Royalist Fort at South Shields |
| 20th Mar South Shields The Covenanters succeed in their attempt to capture the Royalist Fort at South Shields |
| 20th April Tadcaster The Covenanters & Parliament join forces at Tadcaster |
| 22nd April York Jons the Parliamentarians under Fairfax at York |
| 22nd April York The Covenanters & Parliament raise the siege & threaten to destroy Newcastle's army |
| 2nd July Marston Moor Acts as Cromwell's 2nd-in-command & marshalls the line of battle |
| 2nd July Marston Moor Commands the Scottish horse on the side of the English Parliament |
| 2nd July Marston Moor Command the largest contingent & takes over supreme command for Parliament |
| 2nd July Marston Moor Sets up HQ by a clump of trees now known as Cromwell's Plump |
| 2nd July Marston Moor Warned by Fairfax that Rupert is advancing, Leven then engages in battle |
| 1644 | Commander | |
| Appointed Commander of the Scottish Parliamentary Army |
| 1644 | Covenanters | |
| 8th Mar Sunderland Covenanters under Leven get the better of Royalists under Newcastle outside Sunderland |
| 1644 | Invasion of England | |
| Jan Northumbria The Covenanter Army occupies Northumbria |
| 1644 | Siege of Sunderland | |
| 8th Mar Sunderland Covenanters under Leven get the better of Royalists under Newcastle outside Sunderland |
| 1645 | Civil War England | |
| 13th Sep Philipaugh Defeats the Royalist Army of Montrose |
| 1646 | Civil War England | |
| May Newark Accepts the surrender of Charles I at Newark |
| 1647 | Civil War England | |
| Jan Turns Charles I over to Parliament |
| 1650 | Civil War England | |
| 31st Aug Haddington Persues Cromwell's forces to Haddington & creates disorder among the rearguard |
| 1st Sep Doon Hill Persues Cromwell & that evening posts the Scots at Doon Hill about 2 miles from Dunbar |
| 3rd Sep Dunbar Commands the Scottish Army which is defeated by Oliver Cromwell |
| 3rd Sep Dunbar Defeated despite having a force of 22,000, a 2:1 advantage |
| 1650 | Invasion of Scotland | |
| Jan Defends Scotland from invasion by Oliver Cromwell after Charles II lands in Scotland |
| 1651 | Battle of Worcester | |
| 3rd Sep Worcester Captured in battle while supporting Charles II at Worcester |
| 1651 | Civil War England | |
| Stirling Defends Srirling from Cromwell |
| Jan Arrested & held prisoner for the rest of the war |
| 1st Jan Appointed 2nd-in-Command to Charles II |
| 1651 | Commander | |
| 1st Jan Appointed 2nd-in-Command to Charles II |
| 1661 | Peerage | |
| Leven Created Baron Leven, 1st |
