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Battle of Culloden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The Battle of Culloden (April 16, 1746), was the last military clash ever to be fought on mainland Britain, between the forces of the Jacobites, who supported the claim of Charles Edward Stuart (aka "Bonnie Prince Charlie") to the throne; and the British army which supported the Hanoverian sovereign, King George II. |
 | | Jacobite clans who fought at the Battle of Culloden included: Clan Stuart, Clan MacDonald, Clan MacDonnell of Glengarry, Clan MacDonald of Clan Ranald, Clan Cameron, Clan Gordon, Clan Grant, Clan Fraser, Clan MacLean, Clan MacLeod, Clan Ogilvy, Clan Chisholm, Clan MacLachlan and the Chattan Confederation of Clan MacKintosh and Clan Farquharson and others. |
 | | Other Scottish Highland clans that fought on side with the government army at the Battle of Culloden included the Clan Munro and the Clan Ross who had both previously fought for the British against the French at the Battle of Fontenoy. |
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