Clifton Moor Skirmish

متى

18 ديسمبر 1745

النوع

معركة

إحداثيات

54.63° N, 2.72° W

Description

minor battle/skirmish fought during the Jacobite Uprising of 1745 in Clifton, Westmorland, Kingdom of Great Britain.

Battle fought during the Jacobite Uprising of 1745

The Clifton Moor Skirmish took place on the evening of Wednesday 18 December during the Jacobite rising of 1745. Following the decision of the council of Charles Edward Stuart to retreat from Derby on 6 December, the fast-moving Jacobite army split into three smaller columns; on the morning of 18th, a small force of dragoons led by Cumberland and Sir Philip Honywood made contact with the Jacobite rearguard, at that p…

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