Battle of Dunkeld
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The Battle of Dunkeld was a 1689 clash in Scotland during the Jacobite rising, where government forces successfully defended the town against Jacobite Highlanders, helping to secure William III’s rule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Dunkeld canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| associatedGroup | Scottish Covenanters ⓘ |
| associatedWithCause |
opposition to the restoration of James VII and II
ⓘ
support for the Glorious Revolution settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarch |
William III of England
ⓘ
surface form:
William III of England and II of Scotland
|
| attackers |
Jacobite forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobite Highlanders
|
| belligerent |
Jacobite forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobites
Scottish government forces ⓘ Williamite army ⓘ
surface form:
Williamite forces
|
| campaign | 1689 Scottish campaign of the Jacobite rising ⓘ |
| combatant |
Cameronian Regiment
ⓘ
Jacobite forces ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobite Highlanders
|
| commander |
Alexander Cannon
ⓘ
Colonel William Cleland ⓘ William Cleland ⓘ |
| conflict | Jacobite rising of 1689 ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| date | 1689-08-21 ⓘ |
| defenders | Cameronian Regiment ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | decline of the 1689 Jacobite rising in Scotland ⓘ |
| foughtIn |
Dunkeld
ⓘ
surface form:
town of Dunkeld
|
| historicalRegion | Central Highlands ⓘ |
| location |
Dunkeld
ⓘ
Perth and Kinross ⓘ
surface form:
Perthshire
Scotland ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
heavy casualties on both sides
ⓘ
intense house-to-house fighting in Dunkeld ⓘ |
| outcome | stabilisation of government control in central Scotland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jacobite risings
ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobite rising
Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Williamite War in Ireland and Scotland (wider context)
|
| precededBy | Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
Williamite War in Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Williamite–Jacobite War
|
| relatedEvent | Glorious Revolution ⓘ |
| religiousAspect | strong Covenanter element among government defenders ⓘ |
| result |
Government victory
ⓘ
defeat of Jacobite forces ⓘ |
| shortDescription | battle in which government forces defended Dunkeld against Jacobite Highlanders ⓘ |
| significance |
checked Jacobite momentum after Killiecrankie
ⓘ
helped secure the rule of William III in Scotland ⓘ |
| theatre | Scottish Highlands and Lowlands frontier ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | urban defensive battle ⓘ |
| year | 1689 ⓘ |
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