Culloden through the Eyes of a Redcoat - Facing the Highland Charge (1746)

Introduction: In 1746, the last battle ever fought on British soil took place on Culloden Moor, near Inverness, in the Scottish Highlands. This is a descriptive account of the Battle of Culloden told from the perspective of the government army, which ultimately defeated the Jacobites.
The footage is from the docu-drama "Culloden" (1964).
Government Order of Battle (from wikipedia):
Captain-General: Duke of Cumberland
Commander-in-Chief North Britain: Lieutenant-General Henry Hawley
Escort troop Duke of Cumberland's Hussars: ~ 20 men. Made up of Austrians and Germans.
Advance Guard -
(commanded by Maj-Gen Humphrey Bland).
10th (Cobham's) Dragoons: 276 officers & men. Commanded by Maj Peter Chaban.
11th (Kerr's) Dragoons: 267 officers & men. Commanded by Lt Col William, Lord Ancram.
The Highland Battalion: ~ 300 rank and file. The Highland Battalion consisted of eight companies of soldiers, some regular and some militia. Four of these companies were from the Campbell of Argyll Militia, three of these companies were from Loudon's 64th Highland Regiment and one company was from the 43rd (Black Watch) Highland Regiment. The battalion was commanded by Lt Col John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll of the 64th Highlanders. There was also one non-regimented Independent Highland Company (militia) present at the battle that had been raised by William Sutherland, 17th Earl of Sutherland, but it was kept in reserve.
Front Line -
(commanded by Maj-Gen. William Anne van Keppel, Earl of Albemarle)
First Brigade 2/1st (Royal) Regiment: 401 rank & file. Commanded by Lt Col John Ramsay.
34th (Cholmondeley's) Foot: 339 rank & file. Commanded by Lt Col Charles Jeffreys.
14th (Price's) Foot: 304 rank & file. Commanded by Lt Col John Grey.
Third Brigade 21st (Royal North British) Fusiliers: 358 rank & file. Commanded by Maj Charles Colvill.
37th (Dejean's) Foot: 426 rank & file. Commanded by Col Louis Dejean.
4th (Barrell's) Foot: 325 rank & file. Commanded by Lt Col Robert Rich.
Second Line -
(commanded by Maj-Gen John Huske)
3rd Foot (Buffs): 413 rank & file. Commanded by Lt Col George Howard.
36th (Fleming's) Foot: 350 rank & file. Commanded by Lt Col George Jackson.
20th (Sackville's) Foot: 412 rank & file. Commanded by Col Lord George Sackville.
Fourth Brigade 25th (Sempill's) Foot: 429 rank & file. Commanded by Lt Col David Cunynghame.
59th (Conway's) Foot: 325 rank & file. Commanded by Col Henry Conway.
8th (Edward Wolfe's) Foot: 324 rank & file. Commanded by Lt Col Edward Martin.
Reserve Duke of Kingston's 10th Horse: 211 officers & men. Commanded by Lt Col John Mordaunt.
(Brig John Mordaunt) 13th (Pulteney's) Foot: 510 rank & file. Commanded by Lt Col Thomas Cockayne.
62nd (Batereau's) Foot: 354 rank & file. Commanded by Col John Batereau.
27th (Blakeney's) Foot: 300 rank & file. Commanded by Lt Col Francis Leighton.
Artillery -
(commanded by Commander Royal Artillery (CRA): Maj William Belford and Captain-Lieutenant John Godwin).
106 NCOs & Gunners
10 × 3-pounder cannon
6 × Coehorn mortars

[@Weasel-vp8zk]

CORRECTION: At the very beginning of the video I wrongly say it's 1745. The Battle of Culloden took place in 1746 (although it was part of the so-called '45 Rising - because the rising began in 1745).

[@DavidBroadley-tw7ks]

@@Weasel-vp8zk the battle off the boyne didn't take place on the 12th off july either and William off orange s crack Dutch troops the blue guard were roman catholic🤣🤣😂

[@alfredroyal3473]

@@DavidBroadley-tw7ksBoyne was on 1st July but a later pope changed the calendar so the Boyne was still celebrated on the original day but new date 12/7.

[@Weasel-vp8zk]

That’s all very interesting. I must learn more about the Jacobite rising and Glorious Revolution in Ireland.

[@realhorrorshow8547]

The 1964 _Culloden_ is well worth a look. Clearly made on a tiny budget, it makes very effective use of its' limited resources and has real atmosphere.

[@Weasel-vp8zk]

Agreed. It's a very effective depiction of the Battle of Culloden. It's got a very realistic, gritty feel to it.

[@stevekaczynski3793]

In the film Culloden, those were all Irish piquets under Stapleton, who was mortally wounded, although Royal Ecossais were also part of the Jacobite second line.

[@Weasel-vp8zk]

Yes, well spotted. I don't think the film showed any of the Royal Ecossais.

[@DavidBroadley-tw7ks]

Northern Irish prods and lowland Scots prods say no more🤮

[@Weasel-vp8zk]

@@DavidBroadley-tw7ks I must admit I don't know much about the Jacobite cause in Ireland. I've got a video on why Scottish Jacobitism was certainly not justified but I don't know about Irish Jacobitism... I'm guessing the Protestant planters in Ulster was a major reason for the rising over there?

[@alfredroyal3473]

@@DavidBroadley-tw7ksYep, unbeatable we are.

[@DavidBroadley-tw7ks]

@@alfredroyal3473 killers off the innocent

[@davidkemp4212]

Remember that there were mire Scots fighting for the Government than for the Jacobites.

[@Weasel-vp8zk]

Yes, the Jacobite Risings and the Battle of Culloden were by no means Scotland vs England. On the Jacobite side there were Highlanders, Lowlanders, Irish and even a handful of Northern English. On the Government side there were English and Scottish Lowlanders, along with a significant number of Highlanders (including the most powerful Highland clan, the Campbells). I think there may have also been some Dutch and Hanoverians.