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Greatest Battles

Highland Charge
In the shock tactic of the Jacobite
army, the men would throw
themselves at the enemy at top
speed, brandishing broadswords,
shields, pistols and daggers while
screaming a war cry. It was intended
to intimidate the enemy and get
Jacobites into close quarters, where
their ferocity could be unleashed. Close order
In anticipation of the dreaded
Highland Charge, Cumberland had
drilled his men to combat it. They
were instructed to hold their fire until
the Jacobites were within effective
firing range, fire one volley, and then
bayonet the man to the right thereby
catching the enemy under their lifted
sword arm and bypassing their shield.

End of an era
A Jacobite was someone who Tartan
supported King James VII (of Contrary to po ular belief, none of the clans
Scotland) and II (of England) and his at Culloden w re specific clan tartan. This did
descendants from the House of Stuart not begin until George IV’s visit to Scotland
in their claims to the British throne. in 1822 and the revival of Highland culture.
The word comes from Jacobus, which The tartan that was worn would have been
is Latin for James – therefore, Jacobite differentiated by region, with local materials
means follower of James. deciding the colours that were used.

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