BattlefieldsRaising of the Jacobite Standard at Dundee 1689
Jacobite Risings

Raising of the Jacobite Standard at Dundee 1689

1689
Angus, Scotland
Also known as: Viscount Dundee raises standard 1689
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Angus, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Government
Forces
government c.200–400. Raising of Jacobite standard.
VS
Victor
Jacobites (Viscount Dundee)
Forces
Viscount Dundee c.300–500
Outcome
Dundee escapes Edinburgh with cavalry; formally begins the 1689 rising
The Battle

History & Significance

John Graham of Claverhouse, Viscount Dundee, refused to accept the Convention's authority after William of Orange's accession. He rode out of Edinburgh with fifty horsemen and rode north to raise the Highland clans for James VII. His departure and journey through Perthshire marks the true beginning of the 1689 Jacobite rising. Dundee was an experienced cavalry officer — the man the Covenanters called "Bluidy Clavers" — and his charisma was essential to gathering Highland support.

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