BattlefieldsBattle of Falkirk Muir
Jacobite Risings

Battle of Falkirk Muir

1746
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Government (Hawley)
Forces
Government (Great Britain): 7,000
VS
Victor
Jacobites and French
Forces
Jacobites: 8,000
Outcome
Narrow Jacobite/French tactical victory that proved strategically hollow; government forces regrouped in Edinburgh and the Jacobite army later withdrew north to Inverness ahead of the decisive defeat at Culloden
The Battle

History & Significance

The Battle of Falkirk Muir, or Battle of Falkirk, took place near Falkirk, Scotland, on 17 January 1746 during the Jacobite rising of 1745. A narrow Jacobite victory, it had little impact on the campaign. After their withdrawal from England in December 1745, the Jacobite army besieged Stirling Castle in early January. Lacking siege equipment, they made little progress and government forces under Henry Hawley advanced north from Edinburgh to relieve it. He reached Falkirk on 15 January but was taken by surprise when the Jacobites attacked late in the afternoon of 17 January.

Confirmed battlefield location
Casualties & Losses

Jacobites: 130 killed and wounded; Government forces: 370 killed and wounded

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