Bonnie Prince Charlie
Dan Snow's History Hit
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Cumberland's Plan to Kill Jacobites in the Highlands
About a thousand jacobites were killed on the day. People were shot and bayonetted on the field. Deserters were shot on the battle field. A colonel in the french service who got involved in the wrong unit were burnt alive in a barn. There followed extensive harrying of the countryside and jacobite areas. And following that, cumberland initially thought it would take six weeks. But the very interesting thing about it is that the army required to be in scotland for more than ten years. The butcher's company cartoon of cumberland as the butcher, first appeared in december 17 forty six, in london. So actually, it's
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