Culloden, Battle of

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• Culloden, Battle of — (April 16, 1746) Last battle of the Forty five Rebellion, which took place on a moor near Inverness, Scot. The Jacobites, under Charles Edward, the Young Pretender, were defeated by British forces under the duke of Cumberland. Some 1,000 of the… …   Universalium

• Culloden, Battle of —  Culpeper, Virginia …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• battle — battle1 battler, n. /bat l/, n., v., battled, battling. n. 1. a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces: the battle of Waterloo. 2. participation in such hostile encounters or engagements: wounds received in battle. 3. a… …   Universalium

• Culloden — (from Scottish Gaelic cul lodan, back of the pond ) may refer to any of the following: Culloden, Highland, a village in Scotland The Battle of Culloden, a battle which took place there in 1746 Culloden (film), a fictional presentation of this… …   Wikipedia

• Culloden (film) — Culloden The title card Directed by Peter Watkins Written by Peter …   Wikipedia

• Culloden, Highland — Culloden (  listen (help·info); from Scottish Gaelic Cùl lodain, back of the small pond ; modern Gaelic Cùil Lodair) is the name of a village three miles east of Inverness, Scotland and the surrounding area. Three miles south of the village… …   Wikipedia

• Culloden (music) — Culloden is a three movement symphony for concert band by Emmy Award winning[1] American female composer Julie Giroux, published by Musica Propria. Culloden is named after the Battle of Culloden, which is also the basis of the piece. Contents 1… …   Wikipedia

• Culloden Tower — Culloden Tower, Richmond Culloden Tower was built as a parkland ornament or folly in about 1746 on the estate of John Yorke MP, at Richmond, North Yorkshire. It is also known as The Cumberland Temple, in celebration of the victorious Duke of… …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Culloden — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Culloden partof=the Jacobite Rising of 1745–46 caption= date=16 April 1746 place=Culloden, Scotland result=Decisive Hanoverian Victory combatant1=flagicon|UK|1606 British Army combatant2=Jacobites,… …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Cape St. Vincent partof=the French Revolutionary Wars campaign=Mediterranean Theater French Revolutionary Wars caption= The Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797 by Robert Cleveley date=14… …   Wikipedia