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	Part of the [[Jacobite Rising]] of 1745. It took place near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands on April 16, 1746 between the Jacobite followers of [[Charles Edward Stuart]] ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") and the British forces under the command of the Duke of Cumberland. The British army outnumbered the Jacobites and was also better equipped. The Jacobites, mostly consisting of Scottish Highlanders, were destroyed by the British in what is said to be a very bloody battle. The Scottish survivors were killed by the British afterwards.		Part of the [[Jacobitism\|Jacobite Rising]] of 1745. It took place near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands on April 16, 1746 between the Jacobite followers of [[Charles Edward Stuart]] ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") and the British forces under the command of the Duke of Cumberland. The British army outnumbered the Jacobites and was also better equipped. The Jacobites, mostly consisting of Scottish Highlanders, were destroyed by the British in what is said to be a very bloody battle. The Scottish survivors were killed by the British afterwards.

	After the battle, the Duke of Cumberland wanted to make sure that the Jacobites were no longer a threat to the British and "the government began to dismantle the structures of Highland society" (The National Trust for Scotland 2010). The Highland chiefs and clansmen had to give up their land and weapons and tartan was forbidden.		After the battle, the Duke of Cumberland wanted to make sure that the Jacobites were no longer a threat to the British and "the government began to dismantle the structures of Highland society" (The National Trust for Scotland 2010). The Highland chiefs and clansmen had to give up their land and weapons and tartan was forbidden.

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	~~'''Battle of Culloden~~		Part of the [[Jacobite Rising]] of 1745. It took place near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands on April 16, 1746 between the Jacobite followers of [[Charles Edward Stuart]] ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") and the British forces under the command of the Duke of Cumberland. The British army outnumbered the Jacobites and was also better equipped. The Jacobites, mostly consisting of Scottish Highlanders, were destroyed by the British in what is said to be a very bloody battle. The Scottish survivors were killed by the British afterwards.
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	~~The Battle of Culloden was part~~ of the Jacobite Rising of 1745. It took place near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands on April 16, 1746 between the Jacobite followers of Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") and the British forces under the command of the Duke of Cumberland. The British army outnumbered the Jacobites and was also better equipped. The Jacobites, mostly consisting of Scottish Highlanders, were destroyed by the British in what is said to be a very bloody battle. The Scottish survivors were killed by the British afterwards.

	After the battle, the Duke of Cumberland wanted to make sure that the Jacobites were no longer a threat to the British and "the government began to dismantle the structures of Highland society" (The National Trust for Scotland 2010). The Highland chiefs and clansmen had to give up their land and weapons and tartan was forbidden.		After the battle, the Duke of Cumberland wanted to make sure that the Jacobites were no longer a threat to the British and "the government began to dismantle the structures of Highland society" (The National Trust for Scotland 2010). The Highland chiefs and clansmen had to give up their land and weapons and tartan was forbidden.
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	Arnold-Baker, Charles. The Companion to British History. Routledge, ~~New York.~~ 2001.		Arnold-Baker, Charles. ''The Companion to British History''. New York: Routledge, 2001.

	The National Trust for Scotland. Culloden. 2010. http://www.nts.org.uk/Culloden/PPF/AfterCulloden/ [28.12.2010]		The National Trust for Scotland. Culloden. 2010. http://www.nts.org.uk/Culloden/PPF/AfterCulloden/ [28.12.2010]

	Reid, Stuart. Culloden Moor 1746. The ~~death~~ of the Jacobite ~~cause~~. Osprey Publishing, ~~Oxford.~~ 2002.		Reid, Stuart. ''Culloden Moor 1746. The Death of the Jacobite Cause''. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2002.

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	Arnold-Baker, Charles. The Companion to British History. Routledge, New York. 2001.		Arnold-Baker, Charles. The Companion to British History. Routledge, New York. 2001.

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	Arnold-Baker, Charles. The Companion to British History. Routledge, New York. 2001.		Arnold-Baker, Charles. The Companion to British History. Routledge, New York. 2001.

	The National Trust for Scotland. Culloden. 2010. http://www.nts.org.uk/Culloden/PPF/AfterCulloden/ [28.12.2010]		The National Trust for Scotland. Culloden. 2010. http://www.nts.org.uk/Culloden/PPF/AfterCulloden/ [28.12.2010]

	Reid, Stuart. Culloden Moor 1746. The death of the Jacobite cause. Osprey Publishing, Oxford. 2002.		Reid, Stuart. Culloden Moor 1746. The death of the Jacobite cause. Osprey Publishing, Oxford. 2002.

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The Battle of Culloden was part of the Jacobite Rising of 1745. It took place near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands on April 16, 1746 between the Jacobite followers of Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") and the British forces under the command of the Duke of Cumberland. The British army outnumbered the Jacobites and was also better equipped. The Jacobites, mostly consisting of Scottish Highlanders, were destroyed by the British in what is said to be a very bloody battle. The Scottish survivors were killed by the British afterwards.

After the battle, the Duke of Cumberland wanted to make sure that the Jacobites were no longer a threat to the British and "the government began to dismantle the structures of Highland society" (The National Trust for Scotland 2010). The Highland chiefs and clansmen had to give up their land and weapons and tartan was forbidden.

Sources:
Arnold-Baker, Charles. The Companion to British History. Routledge, New York. 2001.
The National Trust for Scotland. Culloden. 2010. http://www.nts.org.uk/Culloden/PPF/AfterCulloden/ [28.12.2010]
Reid, Stuart. Culloden Moor 1746. The death of the Jacobite cause. Osprey Publishing, Oxford. 2002.