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Jacobite Risings

Jacobite retreat from Stirling 1746

1746
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Also known as: Jacobite evacuation of Stirling 1746 · Retreat to Inverness 1746
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Jacobites
Forces
Jacobites c.3,000–4,000
VS
Victor
Government
Forces
Government c.1,500–2,500
Outcome
Jacobites abandon Stirling and the siege; retreat north begins
The Battle

History & Significance

After Falkirk Muir, the Jacobite army had won the battle but gained nothing from it. The siege of Stirling Castle under the incompetent French engineer Mirabelle de Gordon had failed. Lord George Murray and the chiefs wrote a memorandum to Prince Charles recommending retreat to the Highlands to regroup. Charles was devastated. The army marched north from Stirling in February 1746, blowing up the siege artillery. This retreat north to Inverness set the stage for the final campaign and Culloden.

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