Battle of Culloden

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The Battle of Culloden was the decisive 1746 clash in the Jacobite Rising where government forces crushed Charles Edward Stuart’s army, effectively ending Jacobite hopes of restoring the Stuart monarchy in Britain.

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Battle of Culloden canonical 70
Culloden 2
Battle of Culloden Moor 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
aftermath harsh reprisals against Jacobite supporters ⓘ
increased British government control over the Scottish Highlands ⓘ
suppression of Highland culture and clan system ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Drummossie Moor ⓘ
associatedWith Charles Edward Stuart ⓘ
House of Hanover ⓘ
House of Stuart ⓘ
belligerent British government forces ⓘ
linked to: British Army

Jacobite forces ⓘ
cause Jacobite attempt to restore the Stuart monarchy ⓘ
dynastic conflict between Stuarts and Hanoverians ⓘ
combatantSide British Army ⓘ
Hanoverian government forces ⓘ
Jacobite army ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite forces
commander Charles Edward Stuart ⓘ
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
commandingForce British Army under the Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
linked to: Hanoverian Army

Jacobite army under Charles Edward Stuart ⓘ
conflict Jacobite rising of 1745 ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
date 16 April 1746 ⓘ
followedBy mopping-up operations against Jacobites ⓘ
geographicRegion near Inverness, Scottish Highlands ⓘ
hasSite Culloden Battlefield visitor centre ⓘ
historicalEra 18th century ⓘ
Georgian era ⓘ
location Culloden Moor ⓘ
linked to: Culloden, Scotland

near Inverness ⓘ
managedBy National Trust for Scotland ⓘ
memorial Culloden Battlefield memorial cairn ⓘ
notableFor heavy casualties among Jacobite forces ⓘ
use of disciplined musket and artillery fire by government troops ⓘ
partOf Jacobite rising of 1745 ⓘ
placeInHistory last pitched battle fought on British soil ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Falkirk Muir ⓘ
relatedEvent Flight of Charles Edward Stuart after the battle ⓘ
relatedLaw subsequent repressive legislation against Highland clans ⓘ
result decisive government victory ⓘ
defeat of Jacobite forces ⓘ
end of major Jacobite military resistance ⓘ
significance decisive defeat of Charles Edward Stuart ⓘ
ended hopes of restoring the Stuart monarchy in Britain ⓘ
turning point in British and Scottish history ⓘ
theatre Scottish Highlands ⓘ
year 1746 ⓘ

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Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland → notableEvent → Battle of Culloden ⓘ
subject linked to: Duke of Cumberland
Charles Edward, Duke of Albany → battle → Battle of Culloden ⓘ
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linked to: Battle of Culloden
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Battle of Drummossie Moor → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Culloden ⓘ
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linked to: Battle of Culloden
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Battlefield Britain → depicts → Battle of Culloden ⓘ
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linked to: Battle of Culloden
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