Battle of Sherrifmuir

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Earl
gptkbp:aftermath increased tensions in Scotland
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:the_House_of_Stuart
Scottish clans
gptkbp:casualties approximately 1,000
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Jacobites
Government forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:John_Campbell,_2nd_Duke_of_Argyll
gptkb:James_Francis_Edward_Stuart
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired songs and ballads
gptkbp:cultural_significance symbol of resistance against English rule
gptkbp:date 13 November 1715
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:Historical_Society
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Preston
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:Scottish_Highlanders
British government troops
the Sherrifmuir plateau
gptkbp:historical_context vary among historians
part of the larger conflict of the War of the Spanish Succession
gptkbp:historical_debate over its impact on Scottish history
gptkbp:historical_figure varied and sometimes contradictory
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated the strength of the Jacobite cause
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Sherrifmuir
gptkbp:influenced Scottish identity
Scottish political movements
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:church
literature and folklore
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in military strategy studies
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Scottish heritage events
various historical societies
memorials and reenactments
gptkbp:is_featured_in Scottish history textbooks
gptkbp:is_involved_in cavalry and infantry units
gptkbp:is_studied_in military history courses
gptkbp:landscape hilly and rugged
gptkbp:legacy influenced Scottish nationalism
gptkbp:location Sherrifmuir, Scotland
gptkbp:narrative_style often romanticized in Scottish history
gptkbp:notable_battle in the Jacobite uprisings
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Lord_Mar
gptkb:General_Wightman
gptkbp:notable_winners increased recruitment for Jacobite forces
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Jacobite_risings
the Jacobite Wars
gptkbp:primary_source letters and diaries of participants
historical analyses and books
gptkbp:related_event the 1715 Jacobite uprising
gptkbp:result inconclusive
gptkbp:significance part of the struggle for the British throne
gptkbp:strategic_importance neither side gained a decisive victory
control of central Scotland
gptkbp:tactics traditional line infantry tactics
gptkbp:weather_conditions cold and wet