BattlefieldsBattle of Culloden
Jacobite Risings

Battle of Culloden

1746
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Registered · HES BTL6
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Jacobite army
Forces
5,000-6,000 (Jacobites)
VS
Victor
British Government forces
Forces
6,900-7,200 (British Government)
Outcome
Decisive Government victory; effectively ended the 1745 Jacobite rising and Jacobitism as a significant force in British politics
The Battle

History & Significance

The Battle of Culloden took place on 16 April 1746, near Inverness, in the Scottish Highlands. A Jacobite army under Charles Edward Stuart was decisively defeated by a British government force commanded by the Duke of Cumberland, thereby ending the Jacobite rising of 1745. Charles landed in Scotland in July 1745, seeking to restore his father James Francis Edward Stuart to the British throne. He quickly won control of large parts of Scotland, and an invasion of England reached as far south as Derby before being forced to turn back.

Confirmed battlefield location
Casualties & Losses

British Government: approximately 50 killed, 259 wounded; Jacobites: 1,500-2,000 killed and wounded, 376 captured

Registered Historic Battlefield

This battlefield is listed on the Register of Historic Battlefields — a national designation identifying Britain's most significant battle sites for protection and further research. Reference: HES BTL6.

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