Battle of Falkirk Muir

When

28 Jan 1746

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

56.00° N, 3.78° W

Description

1746 last noteworthy Jacobite success during the Jacobite risings

Battle on 17 January 1746 during the Jacobite rising of 1745

The Battle of Falkirk Muir, or Battle of Falkirk, took place near Falkirk, Scotland, on 17 January 1746 during the Jacobite rising of 1745. A narrow Jacobite victory, it had little impact on the campaign.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Falkirk Muir: British Government forces are defeated by Jacobite forces”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht bei Falkirk besiegen die schottischen Jakobiten unter Charles Edward Stuart britische Regierungstruppen unter General Henry Hawley”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “28 janvier (17 janvier du calendrier julien) : victoire de l'armée jacobite à la bataille de Falkirk”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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