CULLODEN

Meaning of CULLODEN in English

a battle (1746) fought on Culloden Moor near Inverness in Scotland between the mainly English soldiers led by the Duke of Cumberland (the second son of King George II ) and the Scottish army of Charles Edward Stuart ( Bonny Prince Charlie ). Charles was defeated and most of his soldiers were killed. Culloden was the last battle to be fought in Britain, and it brought the Jacobite rebellions to an end.

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CULLODEN — County: Highland Post Code: IV1
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CULLODEN — Culloden BrE AmE kə ˈlɒd ə n kʌ-, -ˈləʊd- AmE \ -ˈlɑːd- -ˈloʊd- ▶ Cul ˌ loden ˈ Moor BrE …
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CULLODEN — Cul ‧ lod ‧ en /kəˈlɒdn $ -ˈlɑː-/ BrE AmE a place in northeast Scotland and also the name of …
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CULLODEN — Classification: CDP (census designated place) Located in: West Virginia (WV) Total Population (2000): 2940 Total Housing Units (2000): 1249 Land …
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CULLODEN — Classification: City Located in: Georgia (GA) Total Population (2000): 223 Total Housing Units (2000): 95 Land Area (square meters): 2004194 …
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CULLODEN MOOR — geographical name moorland N Scotland in N Highland region E of Inverness
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CULLODEN, BATTLE OF — (April 16, 1746) Last battle of the "Forty-five Rebellion," which took place on a moor near Inverness, Scot. The Jacobite …
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CULLODEN MOOR — geographical name moorland N Scotland in N Highland region E of Inverness
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CULLODEN, BATTLE OF — also called Battle Of Drummossie (April 16, 1746), the last battle of the Forty-five Rebellion, when the Jacobites, under Charles …
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CULLODEN, BATTLE OF — (April 16, 1746) Last battle of the "Forty-five Rebellion," which took place on a moor near Inverness, Scot. The Jacobite …
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THE BATTLE OF CULLODEN — ➡ Culloden
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31016 — State: GEORGIA City: CULLODEN
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25510 — State: WEST VIRGINIA City: CULLODEN
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SCOTTISH GAELIC LANGUAGE — Gaelic gradually supplanted Pictish (see Pict s) as well as the British Celtic Lowlands dialects, and by the Middle Ages …
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JACOBITE — In British history, a supporter of the exiled Stuart king James II (in Latin, Jacobus) and his descendants after the …
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CHARLES EDWARD, THE YOUNG PRETENDER — orig. Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Stuart known as Bonnie Prince Charlie born Dec. 31, 1720, Rome died Jan. 31, …
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BLALOCK, ALFRED — born April 5, 1899, Culloden, Ga., U.S. died Sept. 15, 1964, Baltimore, Md. U.S. surgeon. He received an M.D. from …
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BATTLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Actium Battle of Adrianople Battle of Battle of Hadrianopolis Adwa Battle of Battle of …
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WOLFE, JAMES — born Jan. 2, 1727, Westerham, Kent, Eng. died Sept. 13, 1759, Quebec [now in Canada] commander of the British army …
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SMOLLETT, TOBIAS — in full Tobias George Smollett (baptized March 19, 1721, Cardross, Dumbartonshire, Scot.d. Sept. 17, 1771, near Livorno, Tuscany ), English …
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NATIONAL TRUST — in full National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty British organization founded in 1895 and incorporated by …
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MURRAY, LORD GEORGE — born Oct. 4, 1694, Huntingtower, Perth, Scot. died Oct. 11, 1760, Medemblik, Neth. Scottish Jacobite, one of the ablest of …
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MACDONALD, FLORA — born 1722, Milton, South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scot. died March 5, 1790, Kingsburgh House, Skye, Inner Hebrides Scottish Jacobite heroine …
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LOVAT, SIMON FRASER, 11TH LORD — born c. 1667 died April 9, 1747, London, Eng. Scottish Jacobite, chief of clan Fraser, noted for his violent feuds …
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LAWRENCE, STRINGER — born March 6, 1697, Hereford, Herefordshire, Eng. died Jan. 10, 1775, London British army captain whose transformation of irregular troops …
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JACOBITE — in British history, a supporter of the exiled Stuart king James II (Latin Jacobus) and his descendants after the Revolution …
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HARDWICKE, PHILIP YORKE, 1ST EARL OF, VISCOUNT ROYSTON — born Dec. 1, 1690, Dover, Kent, Eng. died March 6, 1764, London also called (173354) Baron Hardwicke Of Hardwicke English …
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GRIEG, EDVARD (HAGERUP) — born June 15, 1843, Bergen, Nor. died Sept. 4, 1907, Bergen composer who was a founder of the Norwegian nationalist …
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FORBES , DUNCAN — Additional reading C. de B. Murray, Duncan Forbes of Culloden (1936).
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CLANS — A clan is a Scottish social group whose members usually claim to be descended from the same family. In the …
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