| Battle of Falkirk (1746) | |||||||
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| Part of Jacobite Rising | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
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Hanoverians |
Jacobites | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
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Henry Hawley |
Charles Edward Stuart | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ca. 7000 men | ca. 5000 men | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| 350 killed/wounded, 300 captured | 50 killed, 70 wounded | ||||||
| Second Jacobite Rising |
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| Highbridge – Prestonpans – 1st Carlisle – Clifton – 2nd Carlisle – Inverurie – Falkirk – Fort William – Culloden |
During the Second Jacobite Rising, the Battle of Falkirk Muir was the last noteworthy Jacobite success. After turning back from the London campaign for winter, the Jacobite Army returned to Scotland and besieged Major General Blakeney in Stirling Castle. Lieutenant General Henry Hawley led his troops from Edinburgh to relieve Blakeney. On 17 January 1746 he engaged the Jacobites on Falkirk Moor, but his cannons were not able to be effectively drawn to the battle field.
He relied on cavalry to rout the Jacobite troops, but his dragoons' charge failed under a severe volley from the Highlanders and they retreated, in turn causing the foot regiments of the Royal army to flee the field.
It is said that Sir John Cope made ₤10,000 in a wager that his successor would be beaten by the Highlanders as he had been.
Around 350 royal troops were killed, wounded or missing, and some 300 captured. The Jacobite losses were around 50 dead and 70 wounded.
Following the Battle of Falkirk, the Royal troops were billited at the Palace of Holyroodhouse and did a huge amount of damage to the famous Jacob de Wett paintings in the Great Gallery which were restored in 2003 by Brian McGlauchlen.
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