After the Balnuaran of Clava, we went to the Battlefield of Culloden. By that time it was raining pretty extensively and we spent a lot of time in the visitors center, waiting for the rain to let up. We watched a historical movie of the events leading up to and after the battle. The tour of the battlefield itself was self-guided and hand-held recorders were given to help guide the tour. However, with the rain not letting up, we decided to opt out of the 90 minute or so wandering in the rain to see the battlefield up close. Consequently, I didn't get any pictures, but it is a fascinating bit of history. Here is a very condensed version of what happened:
On 16 April 1746, on Drummossie Moor overlooking Inverness, a well supplied Hanoverian army led by the Duke of Cumberland (son of King George II) annihilated the much smaller army of Lord John Murray and the leader he mistrusted, Prince Charles Edward Stuart.
This was the bloodiest of all the Jacobite battles. It was also the last battle fought on British soil.
Charles Edward Stuart’s choice of rough, marshy ground was catastrophic, and the Jacobite swords and daggers were no match for the Hanoverian cannon and guns. More than a thousand Jacobites were killed and around 300 Hanoverians died. The battle itself was over in an hour. The bloody aftermath went on for weeks.
One of the many myths of this event is that it was a Scottish versus English affair. In fact, far more Scots supported and fought on the Hanoverian side than on the Jacobite.
The Battle of Culloden
took place on Culloden Moor, (a short drive outside Inverness), on 16
April 1746. It was the final battle of the 1745 Jacobite Rising and the
last Battle to be held on British soil.
The Battle on Culloden Moor, was both quick and bloody, it started with an unsuccessful Jacobite Highland charge across flat boggy ground, totally unsuitable for this previously highly effective maneuver. The Jacobites troops were soon routed and driven from the field, the battle only lasting about an hour.
The Battle of Culloden saw some 1,500 Jacobites killed or wounded, while government losses were lighter with 50 dead and 259 wounded.
- See more at: http://www.explore-inverness.com/what-to-do/attractions/culloden-battlefield/#sthash.D1beF3fC.dpuf
The Battle on Culloden Moor, was both quick and bloody, it started with an unsuccessful Jacobite Highland charge across flat boggy ground, totally unsuitable for this previously highly effective maneuver. The Jacobites troops were soon routed and driven from the field, the battle only lasting about an hour.
The Battle of Culloden saw some 1,500 Jacobites killed or wounded, while government losses were lighter with 50 dead and 259 wounded.
- See more at: http://www.explore-inverness.com/what-to-do/attractions/culloden-battlefield/#sthash.D1beF3fC.dpuf
The Battle of Culloden
took place on Culloden Moor, (a short drive outside Inverness), on 16
April 1746. It was the final battle of the 1745 Jacobite Rising and the
last Battle to be held on British soil.
The Battle on Culloden Moor, was both quick and bloody, it started with an unsuccessful Jacobite Highland charge across flat boggy ground, totally unsuitable for this previously highly effective maneuver. The Jacobites troops were soon routed and driven from the field, the battle only lasting about an hour.
The Battle of Culloden saw some 1,500 Jacobites killed or wounded, while government losses were lighter with 50 dead and 259 wounded.
- See more at: http://www.explore-inverness.com/what-to-do/attractions/culloden-battlefield/#sthash.D1beF3fC.dpuf
The Battle on Culloden Moor, was both quick and bloody, it started with an unsuccessful Jacobite Highland charge across flat boggy ground, totally unsuitable for this previously highly effective maneuver. The Jacobites troops were soon routed and driven from the field, the battle only lasting about an hour.
The Battle of Culloden saw some 1,500 Jacobites killed or wounded, while government losses were lighter with 50 dead and 259 wounded.
- See more at: http://www.explore-inverness.com/what-to-do/attractions/culloden-battlefield/#sthash.D1beF3fC.dpuf
The Battle of Culloden
took place on Culloden Moor, (a short drive outside Inverness), on 16
April 1746. It was the final battle of the 1745 Jacobite Rising and the
last Battle to be held on British soil.
The Battle on Culloden Moor, was both quick and bloody, it started with an unsuccessful Jacobite Highland charge across flat boggy ground, totally unsuitable for this previously highly effective maneuver. The Jacobites troops were soon routed and driven from the field, the battle only lasting about an hour.
The Battle of Culloden saw some 1,500 Jacobites killed or wounded, while government losses were lighter with 50 dead and 259 wounded.
- See more at: http://www.explore-inverness.com/what-to-do/attractions/culloden-battlefield/#sthash.D1beF3fC.dpuf
The Battle on Culloden Moor, was both quick and bloody, it started with an unsuccessful Jacobite Highland charge across flat boggy ground, totally unsuitable for this previously highly effective maneuver. The Jacobites troops were soon routed and driven from the field, the battle only lasting about an hour.
The Battle of Culloden saw some 1,500 Jacobites killed or wounded, while government losses were lighter with 50 dead and 259 wounded.
- See more at: http://www.explore-inverness.com/what-to-do/attractions/culloden-battlefield/#sthash.D1beF3fC.dpuf
The Battle of Culloden
took place on Culloden Moor, (a short drive outside Inverness), on 16
April 1746. It was the final battle of the 1745 Jacobite Rising and the
last Battle to be held on British soil.
The Battle on Culloden Moor, was both quick and bloody, it started with an unsuccessful Jacobite Highland charge across flat boggy ground, totally unsuitable for this previously highly effective maneuver. The Jacobites troops were soon routed and driven from the field, the battle only lasting about an hour.
The Battle of Culloden saw some 1,500 Jacobites killed or wounded, while government losses were lighter with 50 dead and 259 wounded.
- See more at: http://www.explore-inverness.com/what-to-do/attractions/culloden-battlefield/#sthash.D1beF3fC.dpuf
The Battle on Culloden Moor, was both quick and bloody, it started with an unsuccessful Jacobite Highland charge across flat boggy ground, totally unsuitable for this previously highly effective maneuver. The Jacobites troops were soon routed and driven from the field, the battle only lasting about an hour.
The Battle of Culloden saw some 1,500 Jacobites killed or wounded, while government losses were lighter with 50 dead and 259 wounded.
- See more at: http://www.explore-inverness.com/what-to-do/attractions/culloden-battlefield/#sthash.D1beF3fC.dpuf
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