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Jacobite Risings

Raising of the Standard at Braemar 1715

1715
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Also known as: Braemar gathering 1715 · Earl of Mar raises standard
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Government
Forces
Government c.2,000-3,000.
VS
Victor
Jacobites (Earl of Mar)
Forces
Jacobites c.10,000-12,000
Outcome
Standard of James VIII raised at Braemar; largest Jacobite army ever assembled begins to gather
The Battle

History & Significance

The Earl of Mar raised the Jacobite standard at Braemar on 6 September 1715 beginning the largest rising — but his military incompetence squandered a 12,000-strong army.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Raising of the Standard at Braemar 1715

Kindrochit Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Invercauld Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Allanaquoich, mills 350m to 450m SW of
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Alltan na Beinne, shielings 1600m SE of Carn Allt na Beinne
Scheduled monument · ~4.8 miles
Lui Water, townships 800m to 2780m SE of Derry Lodge
Scheduled monument · ~6.2 miles
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