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Title
Sheriffmuir
Description
In 1714 George I was proclaimed King of Great Britain and Ireland, John Erskine Earl of Mar, began to raise a Jacobite army in an attempt to return James Francis Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender, to the throne. In response, …
Publisher
Date
1715-11-13
Scenario#
J05
Scenario Description
In 1714 George I was proclaimed King of Great Britain and Ireland, John Erskine Earl of Mar, began to raise a Jacobite army in an attempt to return James Francis Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender, to the throne. In response, a combined government force of Scottish and English regiments, commanded by the Duke of Argyll, was dispatched to confront the rebels. The two armies finally met at Sheriffmuir, a remote elevated plateau of heathland on the north fringe of the Ochil Hills. Although the Highland forces greatly outnumbered those of the government, Mar was not an experienced military commander. In contrast, the government army was comprised of trained regular troops led by a seasoned commander. During the battle, the right wings of both armies defeated the left wing of the opposition, but the commanders were ignorant of this due to the nature of the ground. When night fell and the fight was over neither side actually knew which side had won and both sides claimed victory.
Location
Sheriffmuir, Scotland
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Sheriffmuir was an engagement in 1715 at the height of the Jacobite rising in England and Scotland. The battlefield has been included in the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland and protected by Historic Scotland under the Scottish Historical Environment Policy of 2009. Sheriffmuir was and is a remote elevated plateau of heathland lying between Stirling and Auchterarder on the north fringe of the Ochil Hills.
Narrative Source
Combatants
Jacobites
Great Britain

Geolocation