Battle of Sheriffmuir

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Sheriffmuir was an inconclusive 1715 clash in Scotland between Jacobite forces and the British government army that effectively halted the Jacobite advance during the rising of 1715.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Sheriffmuir canonical	18
Battle of Sheriffmuir in 1715	1
Battle of Sherrifmuir	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ surface form: Battle of Sherrifmuir
associatedWith	George I of Great Britain ⓘ James Francis Edward Stuart ⓘ
belligerent	Jacobite risings ⓘ surface form: Jacobites Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
campaign	Jacobite rising of 1715 ⓘ surface form: 1715 Jacobite campaign in Scotland
casualties	heavy on both sides ⓘ
category	Battles involving Great Britain ⓘ Battles involving Scotland ⓘ Jacobite rising of 1715 ⓘ surface form: Battles of the Jacobite rising of 1715
combatant	British government army ⓘ Jacobite Irish Army ⓘ surface form: Jacobite forces
commander	John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll ⓘ John Erskine, Earl of Mar ⓘ
conflict	Jacobite rising of 1715 ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
date	1715-11-13 ⓘ
effect	effectively halted the Jacobite advance ⓘ
followedBy	collapse of the 1715 Jacobite rising ⓘ retreat of Jacobite army to Perth ⓘ
foughtBetween	Hanoverian government forces ⓘ Jacobite supporters of James Francis Edward Stuart ⓘ
governmentSide	forces loyal to the House of Hanover ⓘ
halted	Jacobite advance ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early 18th century ⓘ
involved	clan regiments ⓘ regular British Army units ⓘ
JacobiteSide	forces loyal to the Old Pretender ⓘ
location	Sheriffmuir ⓘ near Dunblane ⓘ
near	Allan Water ⓘ Ochil Hills ⓘ
opponentOf	Duke of Argyll ⓘ Earl of Mar ⓘ
outcomeDescription	neither side achieved a decisive victory ⓘ
partOf	Jacobite rising of 1715 ⓘ Jacobite risings ⓘ surface form: Jacobite–Hanoverian conflicts
precededBy	early Jacobite advances in 1715 ⓘ
result	inconclusive ⓘ
significance	turning point that prevented Jacobites from seizing control of central Scotland ⓘ
strategicOutcome	checked Jacobite offensive in central Scotland ⓘ
terrain	moorland ⓘ
theatre	Scottish theatre of the Jacobite rising of 1715 ⓘ
year	1715 ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

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

Jacobite rising of 1715 → significantBattle → Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ

Jacobite risings → hasPart → Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ

the Fifteen → hasKeyEvent → Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ

Battle of Sheriffmuir → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Sherrifmuir

Battle of Preston (1715) → relatedEvent → Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ

John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll → notableEvent → Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ

Clan Grant → notableBattle → Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ

The Battle of Sherramuir → describesEvent → Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ

The Battle of Sherramuir → historicalBasis → Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Sheriffmuir in 1715

Clan Cameron → foughtAt → Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ

Clan MacKenzie → tookPartIn → Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ

Sheriffmuir → knownFor → Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ

Sheriffmuir → eventLocation → Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ

Clan MacNab → notableBattle → Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ

Clan MacRae → notableBattleParticipation → Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ

Clan MacDonald of Keppoch → notableBattle → Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ

Scottish army → notableBattle → Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ

John Campbell → notableBattle → Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ

subject surface form: John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll

Clan MacLaren → participatedIn → Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ

Clan Hay → associatedWithBattle → Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ