Because one side was celebrating its commander's twenty-fifth birthday the night before this battle, the other side attempted a night attack but was forced to abandon its plans and retreat because of the imminent dawn. As a result of this, the losing side was exhausted, and George Murray's shift of the right wing of that side proved unheeded by the Duke of Perth and others, leaving the lines severely stretched. The commander of the government forces had arrived a few months before this battle after the previous blunders of Cope and Hawley that failed to quell the conflict. A combination of the government forces' superior artillery and the marshy and uneven terrain made the famed Highland charge much less effective. For 10 points, name this battle, where the Duke of Cumberland faced Charles Edward Stuart, the last battle of the Jacobite Rising of 1745 and the last battle fought on British
Because one side was celebrating its commander's twenty-fifth birthday the night before this battle, the other side attempted a night attack but was forced to abandon its plans and retreat because of the imminent dawn. As a result of this, the losing side was exhausted, and George Murray's shift of the right wing of that side proved unheeded by the Duke of Perth and others, leaving the lines severely stretched. The commander of the government forces had arrived a few months before this battle after the previous blunders of Cope and Hawley that failed to quell the conflict. A combination of the government forces' superior artillery and the marshy and uneven terrain made the famed Highland charge much less effective. For 10 points, name this battle, where the Duke of Cumberland faced Charles Edward Stuart, the last battle of the Jacobite Rising of 1745 and the last battle fought on British soil.
Because one side was celebrating its commander's twenty-fifth birthday the night before this battle, the other side attempted a night attack but was forced to abandon its plans and retreat because of the imminent dawn.
Battle of {Culloden} Moor