The Battle of Killiecrankie was fought chiefly between highland Scottish clans supporting James II and VII and government troops (mostly lowland Scots, often incorrectly labeled "English") supporting William of Orange on July 27, 1689, during the Glorious Revolution. Although it was a stunning victory for the Jacobites, it had little overall effect on the outcome of the war and with their leader dead, their forces were scattered at the Battle of Dunkeld the next month. 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... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ... Killiecrankie is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland on the River Garry. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... John Graham, Viscount Dundee (c. ... Hugh Mackay Hugh Mackay (c. ... James II of England and VII of Scotland (14 October 1633–16 September 1701) became King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 6 February 1685. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... William III King of England, Scotland and Ireland William III and II (14 November 1650–8 March 1702; also known as William Henry and William of Orange) was Prince of Orange from his birth, King of England and Ireland from 13 February 1689, and King of Scotland from 11 April... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ... The term Glorious Revolution refers to the generally popular overthrow of James II of England in 1688 by a conspiracy between some parliamentarians and the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau. ... The Battle of Dunkeld was fought between Highland clans supporting James II and a government regiment of covenanters supporting William of Orange, in the streets around Dunkeld Cathedral, Dunkeld, Scotland, on August 21, 1689, and formed part of the first Jacobite rising. ...

William of Orange, invited to England by certain Protestant lords who were not pleased to have a Catholic king who now had a son who was to be raised as a Catholic, as well, invaded in 1688. King James attempted to flee the country on December 11, and succeeded in doing so on December 23. In February, 1689, the English Parliament declared that, by fleeing, James had abdicated, and offered the throne jointly to William and Mary, (Mary was King James' elder daughter; William was her husband and James' nephew), both Protestants. The phrase William and Mary usually refers to the joint sovereignty over the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland of King William III and his wife Queen Mary II. Their joint reign began in February, 1689, when they were called to the throne by Parliament, replacing James II... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ...

The Scots were divided on what to do. The Stuart line had sat at the head of the combined Scottish/English throne since 1603, and on the throne of Scotland for over 300 years. Although there were few Catholics in the lowlands, there were many in the highlands; and even among Protestants some supported King James. A Convention was called in Edinburgh to determine the Scottish government's course of action; it opened on March 14, 1689. The majority of the Convention backed William of Orange. For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ...

A number of people remained loyal to James, including many of the Highland clans and John Graham of Claverhouse, Viscount Dundee, a lowland Scot and Episcopalian. Dundee left the Convention, planning, with others loyal to King James (called Jacobites, from the Latin for James, "Jacobus") to summon another convention at Stirling in James' name. The others, irresolute, decided to attend the Edinburgh Convention once more, and asked Dundee to delay his departure. He refused, and with some of the men from his troop rode away from Edinburgh and to his home, Dudhope Castle near Dundee. When summoned lay down his arms and return to the Convention, he wrote back, pointing out that he was not, in fact, in arms, that there were threats against his life in Edinburgh, and that his wife was about to give birth, and requested that the summons be either revoked or delayed. Instead, the Estates declared him a rebel and a fugitive on March 30. On April 4, they declared that King James had forfeited the throne, and on April 11 offered it to William and Mary. Dundee raised the royal standard on Dundee Law, and left for the Highlands in order to raise an army. John Graham, Viscount Dundee (c. ... This article concerns the political movement supporting the restoration of the House of Stuart, not the earlier Jacobean period. ... The phrase William and Mary usually refers to the joint sovereignty over the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland of King William III and his wife Queen Mary II. Their joint reign began in February, 1689, when they were called to the throne by Parliament, replacing James II...

Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel, Chief of Clan Cameron, set about forming a confederation of highland clans loyal to James as soon as William had arrived in England, and Dundee was in contact with him. When Dundee went north, he was pursued by a governmental force of about 3,500, led by General Hugh Mackay of Scourie, a Highlander who had been in Dutch service with the Scots Brigade for many years. Dundee, moving quickly, outmanoeuvered Mackay, and on May 16 arrived in Glenroy, where the clans had been summoned to meet him on May 18. With a total of some 1800 men, Dundee marched, in hopes of meeting Mackay on grounds favorable to the Highlanders. Unable to do so, he retreated back to Glenroy, where he arrived on June 11. Many of the Highlanders returned to their homes with whatever spoils they had gathered, but Dundee kept some with him. Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel (1629 - 1719), Scottish Highland chieftain, was the eldest Son of John Cameron and the grandson of Alan Cameron, the head of the clan Cameron. ... Hugh Mackay Hugh Mackay (c. ...

Blair Castle was a key position that controlled access to the Lowlands. It was owned by the Marquis of Atholl; he promptly headed south to Bath to take the waters for his health. His heir, Lord Murray, was on the government's side. Dundee ordered Patrick Steuart of Ballechin, a relative of the Murrays', to hold Blair Castle for the King; Lord Murray ended up besieging his own castle. Dundee learned that Mackay was at Perth, on his way to assist in taking Blair Castle

 Dundee was determined to intercept Mackay near Blair Atholl, astride the road through the hills that Mackay would have to pass. Many of the clans had not arrived yet, but he set out anyway and ordered them to follow "with all haste." Ewen himself also had a force of about 240 Camerons with him at the time, and tried to catch up while he dispatched his sons to raise support along the path of march. Ewen overtook Dundee just before he reached Athole, where they were joined by about 300 Irish, under the command of Major-General Cannon. 

Dundee held a quick war council with those clan leaders that had arrived, and then immediately set out for the field with his force, now numbering about 2,400. He arrived at the pass before Mackay and set up position on a ridge above the pass. When Mackay arrived they saw they had no hope of attacking Dundee's force, they instead deployed in a line and started firing on them with muskets. Blair Atholl is a small town in Perthshire, Scotland. ... Muskets and bayonets aboard the frigate Grand Turk A musket is a muzzle-loaded, smoothbore long gun, which a user generally fires from the shoulder. ...

The Jacobite line was shorter than the Government, due to the disparity in numbers, leaving Ewen in the middle with an open flank on the left. By the time all of the forces were formed up it was late afternoon and the Jacobites had the sun in their eyes, so they simply waited for sunset under the desultory fire from Mackay's forces.

At seven o'clock Dundee gave the order to advance, at which point the entirety of the Highlanders dropped their gear, fired what few muskets they had, and charged. Mackay's forces, realizing the battle was on, stepped up their rate of fire. Eventually the lines met and Mackay's men in the center were "swept away by the furious onset of the Camerons." So fast was the Jacobite charge that many Government troops had insufficient time to fix their bayonets, leaving them defenceless at close-quarters (bayonets of this period fitted into the barrel of the musket and prevented firing, so had to be fixed before hand-to-hand fighting.) The battle soon ended with the entirety of Mackay's force fleeing the field, quickly turning into a rout that killed 2,000. The US Marine Corps OKC-3S bayonet A bayonet is a knife- or dagger-shaped weapon designed to fit on or over the muzzle of a rifle or similar weapon. ...

However, the cost of victory was enormous. About one-third of the highlander force was killed. Dundee was fatally wounded at the very beginning of the battle. The latter loss would prove fatal to the Jacobite cause.