The Battle of Killiecrankie, took place on 27 July 1689 during the 1689 Scottish Jacobite rising. A Jacobite force led by Ewan Cameron of Lochiel and Viscount Dundee defeated a government army commanded by Hugh Mackay.
James VII went into exile in December 1688 after being deposed by the Glorious Revolution in Scotland. In March 1689, he began the Williamite War in Ireland, with a simultaneous revolt led by Dundee, previously his military commander in Scotland.
Despite being outnumbered and short of supplies, the Jacobite commanders hoped a decisive victory would bring them wider support. Although this was achieved, their army suffered heavy casualties, and Dundee was killed in the final moments. As a result, the Jacobites were unable to capitalize on their success
