Battle of the Muir of Ord

GPTKB entity

Properties (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath contributed_to_the_decline_of_Jacobite_power
gptkbp:casualties Jacobite casualties were significant
British_Army_casualties_were_relatively_low
gptkbp:celebrates local historical societies
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Army
Jacobite forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lord_John_Murray
Major_General_Henry_Seymour_Conway
gptkbp:date 30 April 1746
gptkbp:foughtIn moorland terrain
gptkbp:historicalContext part_of_the_struggle_between_the_British_government_and_the_Jacobites
gptkbp:historicalRecords documented by various historians
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Muir of Ord
gptkbp:influenced previous_battles_in_the_Jacobite_risings
gptkbp:is_part_of Jacobite risings
gptkbp:legacy remains_a_significant_event_in_Scottish_history
gptkbp:location Muir_of_Ord,_Scotland
gptkbp:notableFigures many local clans participated
gptkbp:outcome secured_British_control_over_the_region
gptkbp:relatedEvent Battle of Culloden
Battle of Falkirk
gptkbp:result British_victory
gptkbp:significance part_of_the_larger_conflict_of_the_Jacobite_risings
gptkbp:strategicGoals control_of_the_Highlands
gptkbp:tactics cavalry charges
use of infantry formations