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Jacobite Risings

Battle of Dunkeld

1689
Perthshire, Scotland
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Perthshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Jacobite Highlanders
Forces
c.5,000 Highland Jacobites; Cameronians hold town
VS
Victor
Government (Cameronians)
Forces
c.1,200 Cameronian infantry
Outcome
Government tactical victory; Highland advance halted
The Battle

History & Significance

The Cameronians — hardcore Covenanting infantry — held the town street by street against a much larger Highland force. Their refusal to break ended the Jacobite momentum after Killiecrankie. Many burned their own houses to clear firing lines.

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