On 17 January 1746, Bonnie Prince Charlie’s 7,000-strong Jacobite army crushed the larger, well-equipped Government forces at Falkirk Muir. Michael Nevin explores this pivotal battle in Scottish history.
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On 17 January 1746, Bonnie Prince Charlie’s 7,000-strong Jacobite army crushed the larger, well-equipped Government forces at Falkirk Muir. Michael Nevin explores this pivotal battle in Scottish history.
The post The Battle of Falkirk Muir
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