- Culloden Moor
- geographical name moorland N Scotland in N Highland region E of Inverness
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Culloden Moor
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Culloden, Highland — Culloden ( listen (help·info); from Scottish Gaelic Cùl lodain, back of the small pond ; modern Gaelic Cùil Lodair) is the name of a village three miles east of Inverness, Scotland and the surrounding area. Three miles south of the village… … Wikipedia
Culloden Muir — [kə lɔdn mjʊə], Culloden Moor [ mʊə], Heidemoor in den Highlands von Schottland, nordöstlich von Inverness; bekannt durch den Sieg königlicher Truppen über schottische Stuartanhänger am 16. 4. 1746, wodurch der Jakobitenaufstand beendet wurde … Universal-Lexikon
Culloden — a battle (1746) fought on Culloden Moor near Inverness in Scotland between the mainly English soldiers led by the Duke of Cumberland (the second son of King George II) and the Scottish army of Charles Edward Stuart ( Bonny Prince Charlie).… … Universalium
Culloden, Battle of — (April 16, 1746) Last battle of the Forty five Rebellion, which took place on a moor near Inverness, Scot. The Jacobites, under Charles Edward, the Young Pretender, were defeated by British forces under the duke of Cumberland. Some 1,000 of the… … Universalium
CULLODEN — a moor, 5 m. NE. of Inverness, where the Duke of Cumberland defeated Prince Charles in 1746, and finally wrecked the Stuart cause in the country … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Culloden — /kəˈlɒdn/ (say kuh lodn) noun a moor in Scotland, near Inverness; decisive victory of the English over the Jacobites under Prince Charles Edward Stuart, 1746 …
Battle of Culloden — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Culloden partof=the Jacobite Rising of 1745–46 caption= date=16 April 1746 place=Culloden, Scotland result=Decisive Hanoverian Victory combatant1=flagicon|UK|1606 British Army combatant2=Jacobites,… … Wikipedia
Batalla de Culloden — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Batalla de Culloden Parte de levantamiento jacobita Batalla de Culloden, p … Wikipedia Español
Schlacht von Culloden — Schlacht bei Culloden Teil von: Zweiter Aufstand der Jakobiten Die Schlacht bei Culloden. Gemälde von David Morier, 1746 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Schlacht bei Culloden — Teil von: Zweiter Aufstand der Jakobiten … Deutsch Wikipedia
