Battle of Drummossie Moor

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The Battle of Drummossie Moor, better known as the Battle of Culloden, was the decisive 1746 clash in the Jacobite rising where government forces crushed Charles Edward Stuart’s army, effectively ending the Jacobite cause in Britain.

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Battle of Drummossie Moor canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
aftermath Disarming Act enforcement in the Highlands ⓘ
flight of Charles Edward Stuart into exile ⓘ
implementation of harsh anti-Jacobite measures ⓘ
proscription of Highland dress ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Culloden ⓘ
Battle of Culloden Moor ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Culloden
approximateStrengthGovernment about 8,000–9,000 men ⓘ
approximateStrengthJacobite about 5,000–7,000 men ⓘ
associatedWith House of Hanover ⓘ
House of Stuart ⓘ
belligerent British government forces ⓘ
linked to: British forces

Jacobite forces ⓘ
cause Jacobite attempt to restore the House of Stuart to the British throne ⓘ
combatantSide Hanoverian government army under the Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
linked to: Hanoverian Army

Jacobite army under Charles Edward Stuart ⓘ
commander Charles Edward Stuart ⓘ
Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
Prince Charles Edward Stuart ⓘ
William Augustus Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Cumberland
conflictIn Jacobite risings ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
culturalImpact frequently depicted in Scottish literature and song ⓘ
symbol of Highland and Jacobite martyrdom ⓘ
date 1746-04-16 ⓘ
duration about 40 minutes ⓘ
followedBy Hanoverian reprisals in the Highlands ⓘ
suppression of Highland clan system ⓘ
geographicalFeature fought on open moorland terrain ⓘ
hasWarGraves mass graves of Jacobite soldiers ⓘ
location Drummossie Moor ⓘ
near Inverness ⓘ
managedBy National Trust for Scotland (battlefield site) ⓘ
memorial Culloden Battlefield memorial cairn ⓘ
notableFeature decisive defeat of the Jacobite cause in Britain ⓘ
last pitched battle fought on British soil ⓘ
short and one-sided engagement ⓘ
partOf Jacobite rising of 1745 ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession context ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Falkirk Muir ⓘ
Jacobite retreat from England in 1745 ⓘ
result decisive government victory ⓘ
defeat of Jacobite forces ⓘ
end of Jacobite military campaign in Britain ⓘ
tacticalOutcome government artillery and disciplined infantry broke Jacobite charge ⓘ
theatre Scottish Highlands ⓘ
year 1746 ⓘ

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Battle of Culloden → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Drummossie Moor ⓘ