During the Second Jacobite Rising, the Battle of Falkirk was the last noteworthy Jacobite success. After turning back from the London campaign for winter, the Jacobite Army returned to Scotland and besieged Major General Blakeney in Stirling Castle. Lieutenant General Henry Hawley led his troops from Edinburgh to relieve Blakeney. On the 17th January 1746 he engaged the Jacobites on Falkirk Moor, but his cannons were not able to be effectivly drawn to the battle field. Each Jacobite Rising formed part of a series of military campaigns by Jacobites attempting to restore the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland (and after 1707, Great Britain) after James VII of Scotland and II of England was deposed in 1688 and the thrones usurped by his... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country or nation and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... Stirling Castle (southwest aspect) Stirling Castle is an historic castle in Stirling, Scotland. ... Henry Hawley (c. ... Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ...

He relied on cavalry to rout the Jacobite troops, but his dragoons' charge failed under a severe volley from the Highlanders and they retreated, in turn causing the royal troops to flee the field. A light dragoon from the American Revolution A dragoon is a soldier trained to fight on foot, but transport himself on horseback. ... The Scottish Highlands are considered to be the mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault. ...

Around 350 royal troops were killed, wounded or missing, and some 300 captured. The Jacobite losses were around 50 dead and 70 wounded.

However, the Jacobite army was destroyed several weeks later at Culloden Moor, near Inverness. For the famous 18th century battle in Scottish history see Battle of Culloden and Culloden, Scotland. ... This article is about the city of Inverness in Scotland. ...