Falkirk Muir, Battle of

During the Jacobite rising of 1745, the Battle of Falkirk Muir on January 17, 1746, is the last noteworthy Jacobite success.

Although the Jacobites emerge victorious, they fail to take advantage of the encounter.

The Royal commander, Henry Hawley, claims to have suffered only two hundred and eighty casualties, but his losses are much greater.

Around three hundred and fitfy Royal troops are killed, wounded or missing, and some three hundred captured.

On the Hanoverian side, Sir Robert Munro and three lieutenant-colonels are killed. Ligonier falls ill and dies soon after the battle.

The Jacobite losses are around fifty dead and eighty wounded.

The Jacobites seize some Hanoverian tents, ammunition, wagons, and three of their cannons, but they remain in or around Falkirk for most of the month and lose any initiative they may have gained from the victory.

Instead of pursuing Hawley, Charles Stuart chooses to stay in Bannockburn House, where he developes a feverish cold and is taken care of by Clementina Walkinshaw.

This gavives Hawley the opportunity to reorganize and strengthen his army in Edinburgh.

Following the Battle of Falkirk, the Royal troops are billeted at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, where they do a huge amount of damage to the famous Jacob de Wett paintings in the Great Gallery. (The paintings will be restored in 2003 by Brian McGlauchlen.)

The battlefield has been inventoried and protected by Historic Scotland under the Historic Environment (Amendment) Act 2011.

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