Flight of Charles Edward Stuart after the battle

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The Flight of Charles Edward Stuart after the battle refers to Bonnie Prince Charlie’s dramatic escape and months-long fugitive journey through the Scottish Highlands following his defeat at Culloden in 1746, which became a legendary episode in Jacobite history.

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instanceOf episode in Jacobite rising of 1745
historical event
alsoKnownAs Escape of Charles Edward Stuart
Flight of Bonnie Prince Charlie
featuresEvent disguise of Charles Edward Stuart as maidservant "Betty Burke"
embarkation on French vessel L’Heureux
final departure from Loch nan Uamh
hiding in caves and remote glens
sea crossing from Benbecula to Skye
follows Battle of Culloden
hasCause defeat of Jacobite army at the Battle of Culloden
hasCulturalSignificance central episode in Jacobite legend
subject of Scottish songs and ballads
symbol of Highland loyalty and romantic Jacobitism
hasDeparturePoint Culloden battlefield
linked to: Culloden, Scotland
hasEndDate 1746-09-20
hasKeyPlace Benbecula
Borrodale
Glenfinnan
Glenmoriston
Kingsburgh on Skye
Loch nan Uamh
Moidart
Portree
South Uist
hasLocation Hebrides
Inner Hebrides
Lochaber
Outer Hebrides
Scottish Highlands
Skye
hasMainSubject Charles Edward Stuart
hasMotivation escape capture
return to France
hasOpponent British Government forces
linked to: British forces

Hanoverian authorities
hasOutcome failure of British authorities to capture Charles Edward Stuart
successful escape of Charles Edward Stuart to France
hasParticipant Captain John O’Neill
Charles Edward Stuart
Clan Cameron
Clan MacDonald of Clanranald
Clan MacKinnon
Flora MacDonald
Neil MacEachen
hasStartDate 1746-04-16
isDepictedIn The Skye Boat Song
numerous 19th-century romantic paintings
isPartOf aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745

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Battle of Culloden relatedEvent Flight of Charles Edward Stuart after the battle