Battle of Dunkeld (1689)
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The Battle of Dunkeld (1689) was a key engagement in the first Jacobite rising in Scotland, where government forces successfully defended the town of Dunkeld against a larger Jacobite army, halting their advance after earlier victories.
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| Battle of Dunkeld (1689) canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Dunkeld (1689) Context triple: [Battle of Killiecrankie, followedBy, Battle of Dunkeld (1689)]
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Battle of Falkirk (1746)
The Battle of Falkirk (1746) was a significant Jacobite victory during the Jacobite Rising of 1745, in which Charles Edward Stuart’s forces defeated a government army near Falkirk in central Scotland.
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Battle of Carbisdale, 1650
The Battle of Carbisdale, fought in 1650 in the Scottish Highlands, was a decisive defeat for Royalist forces under James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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Battle of Glen Shiel
The Battle of Glen Shiel was a 1719 engagement in the Scottish Highlands where British government forces defeated a smaller Jacobite and Spanish force, effectively ending that year’s Jacobite rising.
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Battle of Inverlochy (1645)
The Battle of Inverlochy (1645) was a major engagement of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in which Royalist forces under James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, decisively defeated a larger Covenanter army in the Scottish Highlands.
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Battle of Killiecrankie
The Battle of Killiecrankie was a major 1689 engagement in the Scottish Highlands where Jacobite forces won a costly victory over government troops during the first Jacobite rising.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Battle of Dunkeld (1689) Target entity description: The Battle of Dunkeld (1689) was a key engagement in the first Jacobite rising in Scotland, where government forces successfully defended the town of Dunkeld against a larger Jacobite army, halting their advance after earlier victories.
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A.
Battle of Falkirk (1746)
The Battle of Falkirk (1746) was a significant Jacobite victory during the Jacobite Rising of 1745, in which Charles Edward Stuart’s forces defeated a government army near Falkirk in central Scotland.
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B.
Battle of Carbisdale, 1650
The Battle of Carbisdale, fought in 1650 in the Scottish Highlands, was a decisive defeat for Royalist forces under James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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C.
Battle of Glen Shiel
The Battle of Glen Shiel was a 1719 engagement in the Scottish Highlands where British government forces defeated a smaller Jacobite and Spanish force, effectively ending that year’s Jacobite rising.
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Battle of Inverlochy (1645)
The Battle of Inverlochy (1645) was a major engagement of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in which Royalist forces under James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, decisively defeated a larger Covenanter army in the Scottish Highlands.
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Battle of Killiecrankie
The Battle of Killiecrankie was a major 1689 engagement in the Scottish Highlands where Jacobite forces won a costly victory over government troops during the first Jacobite rising.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| after | Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Dunkeld ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
James VII and II
ⓘ
linked to:
James VII of Scotland
William III of England ⓘ |
| attackers | Jacobite Highlanders ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Jacobites
ⓘ
linked to:
Jacobite forces
Scottish government forces ⓘ
linked to:
Scottish militia
Williamite forces ⓘ |
| campaign |
Scottish campaign of 1689
ⓘ
linked to:
Jacobite rising of 1689
|
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| chronology | early phase of First Jacobite Rising ⓘ |
| combatantUnit |
Cameronian Regiment
ⓘ
Jacobite Highland clans ⓘ
linked to:
Scottish clans
|
| commander |
Alexander Cannon
ⓘ
Viscount Dundee’s former officers ⓘ William Cleland ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Jacobite Rising
ⓘ
linked to:
Jacobite rising of 1689
|
| conflictType | Jacobite–Williamite battle ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| date | 21 August 1689 ⓘ |
| defenders |
Covenanter Cameronians
ⓘ
linked to:
Cameronians
|
| defensivePosition |
Dunkeld Cathedral area
ⓘ
linked to:
Dunkeld Cathedral
streets and houses of Dunkeld ⓘ |
| effect | discouraged further large-scale Jacobite operations in Lowlands ⓘ |
| era |
Williamite–Jacobite War in Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Williamite War in Ireland
|
| historicalRegion | Central Highlands ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of staunch Presbyterian resistance to Jacobitism ⓘ |
| location |
Dunkeld
ⓘ
Perthshire ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Scottish Highlands and Lowlands frontier
ⓘ
linked to:
Highland
|
| outcome | Jacobite advance in central Scotland halted ⓘ |
| partOf | Jacobite risings ⓘ |
| politicalContext | struggle over succession after deposition of James VII and II ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Killiecrankie ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Glorious Revolution ⓘ |
| religiousDimension | Presbyterian government troops vs largely Episcopalian and Catholic Jacobites ⓘ |
| result | Government victory ⓘ |
| significance |
checked Jacobite momentum after earlier victories
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secured government control of central Scotland ⓘ |
| strengthGovernment | about 1,200 men ⓘ |
| strengthJacobite | several thousand men ⓘ |
| tactics |
house-to-house combat
ⓘ
urban defensive fighting ⓘ |
| year | 1689 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Dunkeld (1689) Description of subject: The Battle of Dunkeld (1689) was a key engagement in the first Jacobite rising in Scotland, where government forces successfully defended the town of Dunkeld against a larger Jacobite army, halting their advance after earlier victories.
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