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Battle of Killiecrankie

Battle of Killiecrankie was a battle fought on 27 July 1689 at Killiecrankie, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of Jacobite risings, which ran from 1688 to 1746. The recorded result: Jacobite victory.

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The charge of the Cameron Jacobite forces at the Battle of Killiecrankie
The charge of the Cameron Jacobite forces at the Battle of Killiecrankie. James Grant, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought27 July 1689
WhereKilliecrankie, United Kingdom56.751N, 3.785W
OutcomeJacobite victory
BelligerentsJacobitesagainstScotland
Battlefield todayBattle of Killiecrankie battlefieldHistoric Environment Scotland entry BTL12, 447 ha
Part ofJacobite risings1688 to 1746

Where it sits in Jacobite risings

Battle of Killiecrankie, 1689Battle of Dunkeld, 1689Battle of Cromdale, 1690Battle of Prestonpans, 1745Battle of Falkirk Muir, 1746Battle of Culloden, 174616891746Battle of Killiecrankie, 1689
6 placed engagements of Jacobite risings in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date27 July 1689
PlaceKilliecrankie, United Kingdom
56.751N, 3.785W
KindBattle, early modern
Commanders
  • John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee
  • Ewen Cameron of Lochiel
  • Alexander Cannon (general)
Battle of KilliecrankieBattle of KilliecrankieSiege of Blair CastleSiege of Blair Castle5 km56.751N, 3.785W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. The dashed outline is the registered battlefield area (Historic Environment Scotland). Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: SCOTS REB ARMYDefender: ENG ARMY
Strength2,8003,400
Casualties600 (21.4%)1,900 (55.9%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1082
Outcomeattacker won
Duration1 day
Front width1 km1 km
Attacker advanced0.8 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 40), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Historic Environment Scotland registers this as the Battle of Killiecrankie battlefield (entry BTL12), 447 hectares, under the Open Government Licence.

Battle of Killiecrankie is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888946, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Killiecrankie, revision 1379067695, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Battlefield boundary and area from Historic Environment Scotland (Open Government Licence). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.