The story of Scotland from the earliest times to the present century .. . eded to Stirling. On the 17th of January, 1746,they attacked and defeated the royal force underGeneral Hawley, at Falkirk. The Duke of Cumber-land was commissioned to extinguish the arrived at Edinburgh on the 30th of January ;and, with an army of fourteen thousand men, anda train of artillery, advanced northward. Charlesarmy was attempting to reduce Stirling Castlewhen tidings of Cumberlands advance came. Theinsurgents then commenced a retreat, and reachedCrieff on the 2nd of February. There they sepa-rated in
The story of Scotland from the earliest times to the present century .. . eded to Stirling. On the 17th of January, 1746,they attacked and defeated the royal force underGeneral Hawley, at Falkirk. The Duke of Cumber-land was commissioned to extinguish the arrived at Edinburgh on the 30th of January ;and, with an army of fourteen thousand men, anda train of artillery, advanced northward. Charlesarmy was attempting to reduce Stirling Castlewhen tidings of Cumberlands advance came. Theinsurgents then commenced a retreat, and reachedCrieff on the 2nd of February. There they sepa-rated into two divisions, one, under the prince, movedby Blair Athole ; the other, under Lord George CUMBERLANDS MARCH. CULLODEN MOOR. 269 Murray, marched by Montrose and Aberdeen. Itwas arranged that they should meet at proceeded to Aberdeen and rested hisarmy till the spring. On the 8th of April he com-menced his march for Inverness along the coast inconnection with a victualling fleet, which sailedparallel with his army; and on the 14th he THE OLD TOLBOOTH TOWER, ABERDEEN, By this time the princes army was suffering severelyfrom constant exposure and want of food. The menwere much exhausted, and at the utmost only num-bered five thousand foot, and one hundred were mustered on Culloden Moor; but though themost experienced chiefs earnestly entreated Charles to 270 RISINGS OF 1715 AND 1745. avoid a battle or remove to a better position, yet hewas deaf to all reason and insisted on an immediateaction. Thus his followers were forced to form onthe Moor behind the enclosure of Culloden Duke continued his march, and came in sight ofthe insurgents. On the i6th of April, he began thebattle by a canonade which committed much havocin the insurgents ranks. After a heroic charge and asevere but brief combat, the clansmen were defeatedby the weight of superior numbers, and many of themwere mercilessly massacred in the pursuit. PrinceCharle
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