BattlefieldsRaising of the Standard at Glenfinnan 1745
Jacobite Risings

Raising of the Standard at Glenfinnan 1745

1745
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Also known as: Glenfinnan 1745 · Prince Charles raises his standard
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Government
Forces
Government: c.200–300
VS
Victor
Jacobites
Forces
Jacobites: c.1,000–1,500
Outcome
Royal Standard of James VIII raised; the '45 begins
The Battle

History & Significance

Prince Charles Edward Stuart raised the royal standard at Glenfinnan on 19 August 1745 — the formal opening of the '45 rising. He had landed on the Scottish mainland at Loch nan Uamh three weeks earlier with only seven companions (the Seven Men of Moidart). Cameron of Lochiel's Camerons, the MacDonalds of Keppoch and other clans arrived at Glenfinnan in the thousands. The standard was unfurled with the reading of his father's commission. Glenfinnan is now commemorated by a monument erected in 1815, and is one of the most evocative Jacobite sites in Scotland.

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