Battle of Dunkeld

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The Battle of Dunkeld was a 1689 clash in Scotland during the Jacobite rising, where government forces successfully defended the town against Jacobite Highlanders, helping to secure William III’s rule.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Dunkeld canonical 3

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
associatedGroup Scottish Covenanters ⓘ
associatedWithCause opposition to the restoration of James VII and II ⓘ
support for the Glorious Revolution settlement ⓘ
associatedWithMonarch William III of England and II of Scotland ⓘ
attackers Jacobite Highlanders ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite forces
belligerent Jacobites ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite forces

Scottish government forces ⓘ
Williamite forces ⓘ
linked to: Williamite army
campaign 1689 Scottish campaign of the Jacobite rising ⓘ
combatant Cameronian Regiment ⓘ
Jacobite Highlanders ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite forces
commander Alexander Cannon ⓘ
Colonel William Cleland ⓘ
William Cleland ⓘ
conflict Jacobite rising of 1689 ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
date 1689-08-21 ⓘ
defenders Cameronian Regiment ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
followedBy decline of the 1689 Jacobite rising in Scotland ⓘ
foughtIn town of Dunkeld ⓘ
linked to: Dunkeld
historicalRegion Central Highlands ⓘ
location Dunkeld ⓘ
Perthshire ⓘ
linked to: Perth and Kinross

Scotland ⓘ
notableFeature heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
intense house-to-house fighting in Dunkeld ⓘ
outcome stabilisation of government control in central Scotland ⓘ
partOf Jacobite rising ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite risings

Williamite War in Ireland and Scotland (wider context) ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ
relatedConflict Williamite–Jacobite War ⓘ
relatedEvent Glorious Revolution ⓘ
religiousAspect strong Covenanter element among government defenders ⓘ
result Government victory ⓘ
defeat of Jacobite forces ⓘ
shortDescription battle in which government forces defended Dunkeld against Jacobite Highlanders ⓘ
significance checked Jacobite momentum after Killiecrankie ⓘ
helped secure the rule of William III in Scotland ⓘ
theatre Scottish Highlands and Lowlands frontier ⓘ
typeOfEngagement urban defensive battle ⓘ
year 1689 ⓘ

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

Dunkeld → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of Dunkeld ⓘ
Jacobite rising of 1689 → notableBattle → Battle of Dunkeld ⓘ
Battle of Dunkeld (1689) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Dunkeld ⓘ