Battle of Killiecrankie

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The Battle of Killiecrankie was a major 1689 engagement in the Scottish Highlands where Jacobite forces won a costly victory over government troops during the first Jacobite rising.

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Battle of Killiecrankie canonical 32
Rout of Killiecrankie 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Rout of Killiecrankie ⓘ
associatedWith Jacobitism in Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Jacobitism
belligerent Jacobites ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite forces

Scottish Government forces ⓘ
supporters of James VII and II ⓘ
supporters of William II of Scotland ⓘ
casualties high on both sides ⓘ
category 1689 in Scotland ⓘ
Battles involving Scotland ⓘ
Battles of the Williamite War in Scotland ⓘ
causeOf heavy casualties on Jacobite side ⓘ
heavy casualties on government side ⓘ
commander Hugh Mackay of Scourie ⓘ
John Graham of Claverhouse, Viscount Dundee ⓘ
linked to: Viscount Dundee
commanderSide Hugh Mackay of Scourie – Government ⓘ
John Graham of Claverhouse, Viscount Dundee – Jacobite ⓘ
linked to: Viscount Dundee
conflict First Jacobite Rising ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
date 27 July 1689 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Dunkeld (1689) ⓘ
governmentCasualties estimated over 1,500 killed and wounded ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 17th century ⓘ
JacobiteCasualties estimated around 600 killed and wounded ⓘ
killedInAction John Graham of Claverhouse, Viscount Dundee ⓘ
linked to: Viscount Dundee
location Killiecrankie ⓘ
Perthshire ⓘ
linked to: Perth and Kinross

Scottish Highlands ⓘ
memorial monuments near Killiecrankie ⓘ
notableUnit Highland clans ⓘ
linked to: Scottish clans

Scottish Lowland regiments ⓘ
linked to: Scottish regiments
objective support restoration of James VII and II ⓘ
opponentObjective secure Williamite control of Scotland ⓘ
partOf Jacobite risings ⓘ
Williamite War in Scotland ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Drumclog ⓘ
relatedTo Glorious Revolution ⓘ
result Jacobite victory ⓘ
Pyrrhic victory ⓘ
significance failed to secure long-term strategic advantage for Jacobites ⓘ
major early Jacobite victory in Scotland ⓘ
strengthSide Government forces approximately 3,500–4,000 men ⓘ
Jacobite forces approximately 2,500–3,000 men ⓘ
terrain hills overlooking Killiecrankie Pass ⓘ
narrow pass above River Garry ⓘ
typeOfWarfare Highland charge ⓘ
infantry engagement ⓘ
year 1689 ⓘ

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Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jacobite risings → hasPart → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Clan Cameron → foughtAt → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Royal Army of King James II → notableBattle → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Battle of Killiecrankie → alsoKnownAs → Rout of Killiecrankie ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Killiecrankie
John Graham of Claverhouse → knownFor → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
subject linked to: Viscount Dundee
John Graham of Claverhouse → battle → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
subject linked to: Viscount Dundee
Jacobite rising of 1689 → notableBattle → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Clan MacKenzie → tookPartIn → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Clan MacNab → notableBattle → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Clan MacRae → notableBattleParticipation → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Battle of Dunkeld → precededBy → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Clan MacDonald of Keppoch → notableBattle → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Scottish army → notableBattle → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Clan MacLaren → participatedIn → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Clan Hay → associatedWithBattle → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
John Graham of Claverhouse → battle → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
John Graham of Claverhouse → diedInBattle → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Jacobite forces → notableBattle → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Clan MacDonald of Clanranald → battleInvolvement → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Clan MacDonald of Glengarry → foughtAt → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Killiecrankie → knownFor → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Killiecrankie → historicalEvent → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Pass of Killiecrankie → knownFor → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Pass of Killiecrankie → battleOccurred → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Battle of Cromdale → precededBy → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Cameron of Lochiel → associatedWithBattle → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Hugh Mackay of Scourie → battle → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Hugh Mackay of Scourie – Government → notableBattle → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Battle of Dunkeld (1689) → after → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Battle of Dunkeld (1689) → precededBy → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
Bonnie Dundee → notableEvent → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
John Graham of Claverhouse → notableBattle → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
subject linked to: John