Culloden

/ kəˈlɒdən /

noun

1. a moor near Inverness in N Scotland: site of a battle in 1746 in which government troops under the Duke of Cumberland defeated the Jacobites under Prince Charles Edward Stuart

Example Sentences

The SNP councillor for Culloden and Ardersier holds the civic head role as provost of Inverness and the city's surrounding area.

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He played a significant role in the 1745 Jacobite rising, which effectively ended after his defeat at The Battle of Culloden in April 1746.

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The act had emerged in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden, near Inverness.

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Despite some initial successes on the battlefield, his army was defeated at the Battle of Culloden, near Inverness, in April 1746.

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He spoke about his experience after NI gambling charities wrote to delegates at a gaming conference being held at the Culloden Hotel in County Down.

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