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The Jacobite rising of 1745 was an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for his father.
The Battle of Culloden on 16th April 1745 which is often cited as the last pitched battle on British soil. Lasted less than an hour and ended in a decisive government victory.
Exhausted by a night march carried out in a failed atrtempt to surprise Cumberland’s troops, many Jacobites missed the battle, leaving fewer than 5,000 to face a well rested and equipped force of 7,000 to 9,000.
Fighting began with an artillery exchange, with the government army vastly superior in training and co-ordination. James Grant an officer in the Irish Brigade who served as the head of the Jacobite artillery, was absent, having been wounded at the Siege of Fort William, this obviously contributed to the government artillery totally dominating the exchange.
Charles held his position, expecting Cumberland to attack, but he refused to do so and unable to respond to the artillery fire, Charles ordered his front line to charge. As the Jacobite army advanced, the boggy ground in front of them forced the centre of the army to move over to the right, where they became entangled with the left wing regiments of the government army.