Battle of Killiecrankie

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Killiecrankie was a major 1689 engagement in the Scottish Highlands where Jacobite forces won a costly victory over government troops during the first Jacobite rising.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Killiecrankie canonical	15
Rout of Killiecrankie	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ surface form: Rout of Killiecrankie
associatedWith	Jacobitism ⓘ surface form: Jacobitism in Scotland
belligerent	Jacobite forces ⓘ surface form: Jacobites Scottish Government forces ⓘ supporters of James VII and II ⓘ supporters of William II of Scotland ⓘ
casualties	high on both sides ⓘ
category	1689 in Scotland ⓘ Battles involving Scotland ⓘ Battles of the Williamite War in Scotland ⓘ
causeOf	heavy casualties on Jacobite side ⓘ heavy casualties on government side ⓘ
commander	Hugh Mackay of Scourie ⓘ Viscount Dundee ⓘ surface form: John Graham of Claverhouse, Viscount Dundee
commanderSide	Hugh Mackay of Scourie – Government ⓘ Viscount Dundee ⓘ surface form: John Graham of Claverhouse, Viscount Dundee – Jacobite
conflict	Jacobite rising of 1689 ⓘ surface form: First Jacobite Rising
country	Scotland ⓘ
date	27 July 1689 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Dunkeld (1689) ⓘ
governmentCasualties	estimated over 1,500 killed and wounded ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late 17th century ⓘ
JacobiteCasualties	estimated around 600 killed and wounded ⓘ
killedInAction	Viscount Dundee ⓘ surface form: John Graham of Claverhouse, Viscount Dundee
location	Killiecrankie ⓘ Perth and Kinross ⓘ surface form: Perthshire Scottish Highlands ⓘ
memorial	monuments near Killiecrankie ⓘ
notableUnit	Scottish clans ⓘ surface form: Highland clans Scottish regiments ⓘ surface form: Scottish Lowland regiments
objective	support restoration of James VII and II ⓘ
opponentObjective	secure Williamite control of Scotland ⓘ
partOf	Jacobite risings ⓘ Jacobite rising of 1689 ⓘ surface form: Williamite War in Scotland
precededBy	Battle of Drumclog ⓘ
relatedTo	Glorious Revolution ⓘ
result	Jacobite victory ⓘ Pyrrhic victory ⓘ
significance	failed to secure long-term strategic advantage for Jacobites ⓘ major early Jacobite victory in Scotland ⓘ
strengthSide	Government forces approximately 3,500–4,000 men ⓘ Jacobite forces approximately 2,500–3,000 men ⓘ
terrain	hills overlooking Killiecrankie Pass ⓘ narrow pass above River Garry ⓘ
typeOfWarfare	Highland charge ⓘ infantry engagement ⓘ
year	1689 ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jacobite risings → hasPart → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ

Armed forces of the Kingdom of Scotland → notableBattle → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ

Clan Cameron → foughtAt → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ

Royal Army of King James II → notableBattle → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ

Battle of Killiecrankie → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rout of Killiecrankie

Viscount Dundee → knownFor → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ

subject surface form: John Graham of Claverhouse

Viscount Dundee → battle → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ

subject surface form: John Graham of Claverhouse

Jacobite rising of 1689 → notableBattle → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ

Clan MacKenzie → tookPartIn → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ

Clan MacNab → notableBattle → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ

Clan MacRae → notableBattleParticipation → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ

Battle of Dunkeld → precededBy → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ

Clan MacDonald of Keppoch → notableBattle → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ

Scottish army → notableBattle → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ

Clan MacLaren → participatedIn → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ

Clan Hay → associatedWithBattle → Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ