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The Jacobite Rebellions - Battlefield Maps

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Battle of Sheriffmuir (1715) 1719 Close  Plan of the Battle of Sheriffmuir, fought 13 November 1715 © Crown Copyright and © National Library of Scotland  More information	Battle of Glenshiel (1719) c.1719 Close A Plan of the Field of Battle that was fought on ye 10th of Iune 1719, at the Pass of Glenshiels in Kintail North Britain with ye Disposition of his Majtys Forces under ye Command of Majr. Genl. Wightman, & of those of ye Rebels © Crown Copyright and © National Library of Scotland More information
Battle of Prestonpans (1745)	More information
18 Oct 1745 Close  Plan of the positions of the opposing troops at the Battle of Preston Pans, enclosed in Brigadier William Blakeney's letter to Henry  Pelham, written at Stirling Castle, 18 Oct. 1745. (Ne C 1708/4 © The University of Nottingham) c.1745 Close 1745 map of the Battle of Prestonpans © National Library of Scotland 18th Century Close 18th Century map of the Battle of Prestonpans Modern Close The Battle of Prestonpans
Battle of Falkirk (1746)	More information
18th Century Close 18th Century Plan of the Battle of Falkirk Modern Close The Battle of Falkirk, from www.britishbattles.com Modern Close The Battle of Falkirk, derivative work: Hoodinski [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Battle of Culloden (1746)	More information
23 April 1746 Close  A plan of the Battle of Culloden, 16th April 1746 by Thomas Sandby Royal Collection © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II  c.1746 Close  "A plan of the battle of Coullodin moore fought on the 16th of Aprile 1746" by Daniel Paterson, 1746.  © Crown Copyright and © National Library of Scotland c.1746 Close  "A Plan of ye Battle of Colloden between his Majs. Forces Under the Command of his Royall Highness the Duke of Cumberland  and the Sctt. Rebels April ye 16 1746". Drawn in 1746 by Jasper Leigh Jones © National Library of Scotland c.1748 Close  The Battle of Culloden, drawn about 1748. © National Library of Scotland Modern Close  Jacobite front line charges the Government lines. Modern Close  Jacobite front line skews and stretches, Government forces compensate; others break into and through Culwhiniac enclosure. Fawkes Close  Map of the Battle of Culloden by John Fawkes
Jacobite Campaign (17465-46)
c.1749 Close  A Chart Wherin Are Marked All The Different Routes Of P. Edward..., James A Grant, 1749  © The British Library Board	This map was drawn by James Grant, a French officer of Scottish descent who fought alongside Bonnie Prince Charlie throughout his campaigns, including the Battle of Culloden, and accompanied him on his flight to France.