1. The Battle Of Culloden

3. The Battle of Culloden took place on 16th April, 1746. It was a war between the house of Stuart and the house of Hanover

4. Who was against who and what supporters did each side in the conflict have?! Scotland Great Britain = = Jacobites Hanoverian Charles Edward Stuart George II (he wanted to become the king of Great Britain) (he was the king of Great Britain) The Prince William, Duke of Cumberland (he was the son of George ll)

5. The Battle of Culloden was the final confrontation of the 1745 Jacobite Rising. Taking place on 16 April 1746, the battle pitted the Jacobite forces of Charles Edward Stuart against an army commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, loyal to the British government. The Jacobite cause to overthrow the reigning House of Hanover and restore the House of Stuart to the British throne was dealt a decisive defeat at Culloden; Charles Stuart never mounted any further attempts to challenge Hanoverian power in Britain. The conflict was the last pitched battle fought on British soil, occurring near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.

6. Army Jacobite Army The bulk of the Jacobite Army was made up of Highlanders, and most of its strength was volunteers. These men made up the gentlemen (officers), cavalry and lowland units, and as such did much of the fighting during the campaign. Government Army The Government army at the Battle of Culloden was made up of infantry, cavalry, and artillery. Of the army's 16 infantry battalions present, four were Scottish units and one was Irish The officers of the infantry were from the upper classes and aristocracy, while the rank and file were made up of poor agricultural workers.

7. Result: Government victory