Battle of Falkirk (1746)

Battle Of Falkirk (1746)

Coordinates: 55°59′13″N 3°48′50″W / 55.987°N 3.814°W / 55.987; -3.814

Battle of Falkirk Muir
Part of the Jacobite Rising of 1745

Monument to the Battle of Falkirk Muir
Date 17 January 1746
Location Falkirk, Scotland
Result Jacobite victory
Belligerents
Hanoverians Jacobites
Commanders and leaders
Henry Hawley Charles Edward Stuart
Lord George Murray
Strength
ca. 7000 men ca. 8000 men
Casualties and losses
350 killed/wounded, 300 captured 50 killed, 80 wounded
Second Jacobite Rising
  • Highbridge
  • Prestonpans
  • 1st Carlisle
  • Clifton
  • 2nd Carlisle
  • 1st Fort Augustus
  • Inverurie
  • Falkirk
  • Moy
  • Inverness
  • 2nd Fort Augustus
  • Fort William
  • Blair Castle
  • Tongue
  • Littleferry
  • Culloden

During the Second Jacobite Rising, the Battle of Falkirk Muir (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr na h-Eaglaise Brice) was the last noteworthy Jacobite success. The battlefield has been inventoried and protected by Historic Scotland under the Historic Environment (Amendment) Act 2011.

Read more about Battle Of Falkirk (1746):  Background, Prelude, Battle, Aftermath

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