Religion And Decline Of The Absolutism The Stuarts
On 16 April 1746 the two armies faced each and every other at Culloden, to the south west of Nairn. Pounded by artillery, the outnumbered Jacobites launched a fearsome Highland sword charge. Despite the fact that Cumberland’s left came beneath heavy pressure, his soldiers held firm with their bayonets. On 17 January the Jacobites defeated General Henry Hawley at Falkirk but were at some point forced to retreat towards Inverness,…Read More