The Battle of Littleferry
Feb 18, 2022
3 minutes
Words by JAMES GRACIE
The Battle of Culloden on 16 April 1746 ended the Jacobite hopes of placing Queen Anne’s Catholic half-brother James Francis Edward Stuart on the British throne in place of King George II of Hanover.
The battle took place on a cold day with intermittent sleet and rain, a few miles east of Inverness, and is considered one of the most significant battles in Scottish history.
But the day before, another battle took place – one
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