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Battle of Culloden

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Battle of Culloden
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The Jacobite army, led by Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie), was defeated by the British government forces under the Duke of Cumberland at the Battle of Culloden on 16 April 1746. The victory ended the Jacobite rising of 1745 and marked the last major battle fought on British soil, leading to the suppression of the Highland way of life and the consolidation of British authority in Scotland.

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The Battle of Culloden took place on 16 April 1746, near Inverness, in the Scottish Highlands. A Jacobite army under Charles Edward Stuart was decisively defeated by a British government force commanded by the Duke of Cumberland, thereby ending the Jacobite rising of 1745.
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