Battle Of Culloden Research Paper

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Colby shoemake The battle of culloden The battle of Culloden was the bloodiest of all the jacobite battles waged during the Rebellion of 1745 with a thousand men dying in minutes.The battle of Culloden was the last battle of the 45 rebellion with charles edward leading the jacobites to reclaim the throne of england and the duke of cumberland leading the british forces.The battle lasted 40 minutes resulting in the defeat of the jacobites and the deaths of a thousand jacobite men and only fifty british soldiers.But the jacobite army was 5,000 men and was weak from lack of food and supplies while the british army was 9,000 strong and well equipt.The british overpowered the jacobites with their cannonade and superior tactics.One of the main

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