Battle of Sheriffmuir

Battle of Sheriffmuir

Part of: First Jacobite Rebellion

Battle of Sheriffmuir; Painting by John Wootton

date	November 13, 1715
place	Sheriffmuir in the Ochil Hills Coordinates: 56 ° 11 ′ 43 "  N , 3 ° 54 ′ 36"  W
output	draw

Parties to the conflict
British Government Forces	Jacobites
Commander
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll	John Erskine, 23rd Earl of Mar
Troop strength
6,000	12,000
losses
636 fallen, wounded or prisoners	332 Fallen, Wounded, or Prisoners

The Battle of Sheriffmuir took place on November 13, 1715 during the first Jacobite Rising northeast of Dunblane near the Ochil Hills . The Jacobite units under John Erskine, 23rd Earl of Mar met British government forces under John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll . Although the outcome of the battle was actually a draw, Argyll withdrew and made no further attempt to continue its advance in the period that followed. Ultimately, the battle contributed significantly to a demoralization of the Jacobite army and thus to the failure of their uprising.

literature

• David Smurthwaite: Ordnance Survey Complete Guide to the Battlefields of Britain Webb & Bower Ltd., 1984

Individual evidence

1. ^ Battle of Sheriffmuir. UK Battlefields Resource Center, accessed January 12, 2017 . 

monument