Battle of Culloden
16 April 1746

Army: Government
CinC: Duke of Cumberland

Army: Jacobite
CinC: Prince Charles Edward Stuart

Battle of Culloden

Scale: Tactical

Government Deployment: The Government troops must deploy in two lines, within their deployment area and within Light Artillery long shooting range, this side also takes the first turn.

Jacobite Deployment: The Jacobite army within their own deployment area

Special Rules: The river cannot be crossed by any units. The walls of the walled enclosures can be torn down. It takes one foot unit to be in contact with a wall, and the expenditure of 2CD to remove a section of wall sufficiently wide to allow a single base frontage unit to pass through. For every unit entering the marshy area, roll 1d6, this is the distance that the unit’s movement is reduced by (each time a move test is made). The marshy area does not disorder foot troops. The Jacobite artillery is of poor quality and can fire only every other turn.

Outcome: The battle began with an exchange of artillery fire which quickly demonstrated the inferiority of the Jacobite guns. The Highlanders advanced across the open ground and continued to suffer casualties as the Government artillery switched from round shot to grape. Several Highland units on the Government’s left flank managed to contact the Redcoats and some broke through, but on the Jacobites left, the Highland charge was held up by difficult ground and attacks from Government cavalry. During the attack, Government troops managed to break through the walled enclosures and fed troops through to the rear of the Jacobite position, an attack developed which the Highlanders reserve were unable to deal with. Eventually the Highlanders were forced to withdraw, with some units in good order. The Government army took control of the field of battle and dispatched any wounded Jacobites they found.

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