Jacobite army under Charles Edward Stuart

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The Jacobite army under Charles Edward Stuart was the predominantly Highland Scottish force that fought to restore the Stuart dynasty to the British throne during the 1745–46 uprising, culminating in its defeat at Culloden.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jacobite army ⓘ
military force ⓘ
rebel army ⓘ
advancedTo Derby ⓘ
allegiance Charles Edward Stuart ⓘ
James Francis Edward Stuart ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Highland army ⓘ
linked to: The Highlanders

Jacobite army of 1745 ⓘ
approximatePeakStrength about 9,000 men ⓘ
campaign invasion of England 1745 ⓘ
commandStructure clan-based regiments ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain (de facto theater of operations) ⓘ
dateOfBattleOfCulloden 16 April 1746 ⓘ
dateOfBattleOfFalkirkMuir 17 January 1746 ⓘ
dateOfBattleOfPrestonpans 21 September 1745 ⓘ
decisiveDefeat Battle of Culloden ⓘ
endTime 1746 ⓘ
ethnicComposition predominantly Highland Scottish ⓘ
firstMajorVictory Battle of Prestonpans ⓘ
goal restoration of the House of Stuart to the British throne ⓘ
historicalSignificance its defeat at Culloden marked the effective end of Jacobitism as a military threat in Britain ⓘ
last major Jacobite field army in Britain ⓘ
includedGroup French regulars ⓘ
Irish volunteers ⓘ
Lowland Scots ⓘ
linked to: Scots

Scottish Highland clansmen ⓘ
leader Charles Edward Stuart ⓘ
maximumAdvanceLocationInEngland Derby ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Culloden ⓘ
Battle of Falkirk Muir ⓘ
Battle of Prestonpans ⓘ
notableCommander Donald Cameron of Lochiel ⓘ
James Drummond, 3rd Duke of Perth ⓘ
Lord George Murray ⓘ
opposedBy British government forces ⓘ
Hanoverian army ⓘ
linked to: Hanoverian Army
partOf Jacobite rising of 1745 ⓘ
primaryTheaterOfWar Scotland ⓘ
recruitmentBase Scottish Highlands ⓘ
Scottish Lowlands ⓘ
resultOfDefeat collapse of the 1745 Jacobite rising ⓘ
secondaryTheaterOfWar England ⓘ
startTime 1745 ⓘ
supportedBy Kingdom of France ⓘ
tactics Highland charge ⓘ
uniformCharacteristic mixed dress with tartan and civilian clothing ⓘ
usedWeapon broadsword ⓘ
musket ⓘ
targe (shield) ⓘ

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Battle of Culloden → commandingForce → Jacobite army under Charles Edward Stuart ⓘ
Jacobite army under Charles Edward Stuart → alsoKnownAs → Jacobite army of 1745 ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite army under Charles Edward Stuart
Battle of Drummossie Moor → combatantSide → Jacobite army under Charles Edward Stuart ⓘ