In December 1745, government forces retook Aberdeen from Lord Lewis Gordon's Jacobite garrison. The Duke of Cumberland then established his winter headquarters in the city. From February to April 1746, Cumberland used Aberdeen as his base while methodically preparing his army for the Highland campaign. He drilled his men in countermeasures against the Highland charge, including the famous bayonet drill (each man bayonets the man to his right, attacking an opponent rather than the man in front). This preparation was crucial to the disciplined government response at Culloden. Gordon's Jacobite forces were pushed north of the Spey.
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