A moor in northern Scotland east of Inverness. It was the site of the final defeat of the Highland Jacobites by English forces (April 16, 1746).
Culloden Moor
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Cul·lo·den Moor (kə-lŏd'n, -lôd'n) 
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A moor in northern Scotland east of Inverness. It was the site of the final defeat of the Highland Jacobites by English forces (April 16, 1746).
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Culloden Moor (kəlŏd'ən, -lō'dən), moorland, Highland, NE Scotland. There, on Apr. 16, 1746, English forces under the duke of Cumberland defeated the Highlanders under Prince Charles Edward Stuart, thus ending the Jacobite uprising of 1745 (see Jacobites).
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- Scottish Battles: Culloden Moor (History Film)
- Flora Macdonald (Scottish politician & sociologist)
- Lord George Murray (Scottish military leader)
- duke of William Augustus Cumberland (English military leader)
- Duncan Forbes (Scottish statesman)
- Chasing the Deer (1995 Historical Film)
- Charles Edward Stuart (English royalty)
- Skye (island)
- Jacobites (organization, England/Scotland – in politics, history)
- Bobby Wellins (Jazz Artist, '80s)
- 1746 (chronology)
- 1747 (chronology)
- John Huske
