BattlefieldsBattle of Tullibardine
Jacobite Risings

Battle of Tullibardine

1715
Perthshire, Scotland
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Perthshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Government sympathisers
Forces
Government sympathisers c.100–150.
VS
Victor
Jacobites
Forces
Jacobites c.300–400
Outcome
Jacobites secured Perthshire during early days of the '15
The Battle

History & Significance

During the early stages of the 1715 rising, Jacobite forces secured the Perthshire estates and dispersed government sympathisers. The Murray family of Tullibardine were Jacobite supporters and helped consolidate Jacobite control of this area. Part of the general scramble for territory in Perthshire during the opening weeks of Mar's rising.

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