Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Lord George Murray

Battles of Lord George Murray

Scottish Jacobite general, 1694 to 1760

Lord George Murray is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1745 and 1746: 5 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day United Kingdom. Taken in date order, the sites lie 497 km apart end to end, 99 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Jacobite risings (3), Jacobite rising of 1745 (3).

Atholl raidsBattle of PrestonpansClifton Moor SkirmishBattle of Falkirk MuirSiege of Blair CastleBattle of CullodenBattle of PrestonpansClifton Moor SkirmishBattle of Falkirk MuirSiege of Blair CastleBattle of CullodenGlasgowBelfastNewcastleEdinburghMiddlesbroughAberdeenDundeeAyrInvernessPerth100 km56.052N, 3.405W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1745: 2 engagements1746: 4 engagements4 in 174617451746
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Prestonpans, 1745Clifton Moor Skirmish, 1745Battle of Falkirk Muir, 1746Siege of Blair Castle, 1746Atholl raids, 1746Battle of Culloden, 174617451746
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
21 September 1745Battle of PrestonpansEdinburgh, United KingdomJacobite victory
18 December 1745Clifton Moor SkirmishClifton, United Kingdom148 km SInconclusive
28 January 1746Battle of Falkirk MuirFalkirk, United Kingdom167 km NWJacobite victory
17 March 1746Siege of Blair CastleBlair Atholl, United Kingdom86 km NJacobite forces withdrew, Government garrison relieved.
1746Atholl raidsAtholl, United Kingdom8 km SJacobite victory
27 April 1746Battle of CullodenCulloden, United Kingdom88 km NGovernment victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Jeremiah Davison, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.