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Battle of Culloden

Battle of Culloden
Part of the Jacobite Rising of 1745
The Battle of Culloden.jpg
An incident in the rebellion of 1746, by David Morier
Date 16 April 1746
Location Culloden, east of Inverness
grid reference NH742450[1]
Result Decisive Government victory
Jacobite rebellion collapses
Belligerents
Kingdom of Great Britain Hanoverian British government Jacobites
 France
Commanders and leaders
Duke of Cumberland Charles Edward Stuart
Strength
8,000 ca. 7,000
Casualties and losses
50 killed[2]
259 wounded[2]
Jacobites:
1,500–2,000 killed or wounded[2][3]
154 captured[2]
France:
222 captured[2]

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