Jacobite army under Charles Edward Stuart

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The Jacobite army under Charles Edward Stuart was the predominantly Highland Scottish force that fought to restore the Stuart dynasty to the British throne during the 1745–46 uprising, culminating in its defeat at Culloden.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jacobite army ⓘ
military force ⓘ
rebel army ⓘ
advancedTo Derby NERFINISHED ⓘ
allegiance Charles Edward Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ
James Francis Edward Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Highland army NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jacobite army of 1745 NERFINISHED ⓘ
approximatePeakStrength about 9,000 men ⓘ
campaign invasion of England 1745 ⓘ
commandStructure clan-based regiments ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain (de facto theater of operations) NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateOfBattleOfCulloden 16 April 1746 ⓘ
dateOfBattleOfFalkirkMuir 17 January 1746 ⓘ
dateOfBattleOfPrestonpans 21 September 1745 ⓘ
decisiveDefeat Battle of Culloden NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime 1746 ⓘ
ethnicComposition predominantly Highland Scottish ⓘ
firstMajorVictory Battle of Prestonpans NERFINISHED ⓘ
goal restoration of the House of Stuart to the British throne ⓘ
historicalSignificance its defeat at Culloden marked the effective end of Jacobitism as a military threat in Britain ⓘ
last major Jacobite field army in Britain ⓘ
includedGroup French regulars ⓘ
Irish volunteers ⓘ
Lowland Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scottish Highland clansmen ⓘ
leader Charles Edward Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ
maximumAdvanceLocationInEngland Derby NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Culloden NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Falkirk Muir NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Prestonpans NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCommander Donald Cameron of Lochiel NERFINISHED ⓘ
James Drummond, 3rd Duke of Perth NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lord George Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy British government forces ⓘ
Hanoverian army NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Jacobite rising of 1745 NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryTheaterOfWar Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
recruitmentBase Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scottish Lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
resultOfDefeat collapse of the 1745 Jacobite rising ⓘ
secondaryTheaterOfWar England NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime 1745 ⓘ
supportedBy Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
tactics Highland charge ⓘ
uniformCharacteristic mixed dress with tartan and civilian clothing ⓘ
usedWeapon broadsword ⓘ
musket ⓘ
targe (shield) ⓘ

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Battle of Culloden → commandingForce → Jacobite army under Charles Edward Stuart ⓘ