Which Clans Fought at the Battle of Culloden?

what Clans fought at the Battle of codin on the 16th of April 1746 the last pitch battle on British soil took place it was a resounding victory for the British forces led by the Duke of Cumberland against the jacobites led by Charles Edward Stewart or Bonnie Prince Charlie but who were the people and what Clans did they belong to that fought at this battle if we start with the jackaby Army under Prince Charles it was made up of nearly 4,000 men the right wing of the first line made up of over 1,000 men was led by Lord George Murray brother of the chief of Clan Murray the rightwing contained the atel Highlanders regiment the clan Cameron regiment and the clan sh of aen regiment the center of the first line of the jackaby army contained nearly 2,000 men and was led by Lord John Drummond it included the clan Fraser of love it regiment the clan chartan regiment the clan far quaron regiment the Clans mclin and mle regiment which included the clan McLoud unit the Edinburgh regiment and Clan Chism regiment the left wing of the first line of the Jacobite Army was led by James Drummond third Duke of Perth chief of the clan Drummond included the clan McDonald of Clan ranold regiment the clan McDonald of kok regiment and the clan McDonald of glenar regiment which also included the of Clan Grant of Glenn moriston the second line of the jackaby army and included just over a thousand men and was led by Lieutenant Colonel Walter Stapleton it included the Angus regiment which was led by Lord David Ogo son of the chief of Clan Ogo the first Clan Gordon regiment the second Clan Gordon regiment the Duke of perth's regiment the regiment EOS Royo and Irish PK's regiment with a the last two being regiments or units connected to the Royal French army the third line of the jackaby army included about 400 men and was made up of the karock regiment led by William Boyd fourth Arrow of karock chief of Clan Boyd the pits logos regiment the regiment B the Lord elco's horse led by David Williams Lord Elco son of the chief of Clan Williams lifeguards and Fitz James horse now if we break down some of these regiments in a little more detail various other clans fought at codin for instance the ATO Highlanders regiment was made up of members of Clan Murray Clan Ferguson Clan Stuart of ATO Clan menes and Clan Robertson other regiments at the Battle of codin included clan members not listed in in the title of the regimen for instance the clan Cameron regiment also included members of Clan MC and Clan McMillan my Clan the clan Stewart of Apen regiment was not only made up of members of Clan Stewart of appen but also Clan McLaren Clan MCU Clan McKinnis Clan McIntyre and Clan Livingston the clan ChatOn regiment was mostly made up of Clan mckintosh Clan mcgilvery and Clan MCB but also included members of Clan McKinnon and Clan Mavish the clan McDonald of kok regiment included members of Clan McDonald of Glen Cole Clan McGregor and Clan mver Lord OG's Angus regiment consisted mainly of members of Clan ogi and Clan Ramsey the jop's regiment consisted mainly of members of Clan Drummond the karock regiment consisted mainly of members of Clan boy with members of Clan Forbes also fighting at the Battle of codin Clans did not only fight on the jackaby side however they also fought on the British side these Clans included southernland Mai Ross and Grant to name a few the Campbell or gu militia of Clan Campbell famously fought on the British side as well those who supported the Jacobite cause were punished after defeat in the Battle of codin one of the most famous examples was Simon Fraser 11th Lord LoveIt the chief of Clan Fraser of LoveIt who was convicted of treason and beheaded on Tower Hill London in 1747 now that we know what Clans fought at the Battle of codin what about the Battle itself what events led to the battle and what were the consequences for the jacobites to find out please click here thanks for watching please subscribe and hit the bell and tell your friends and family about this channel for ways to support there will be in the description below thanks again for watching and I'll see you next time

Channel: Celtic History Decoded

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Length: 4min 50sec (290 seconds)

Published: Sun Oct 22 2023