Battle of Coille Bhan 1721
Approximate location: the point for Attadale, the place Wikidata gives as the battle’s location.
Key facts
| Year | 1721 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Scotland | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Jacobite rising of 1719 | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Jacobitism, Kingdom of Great Britain | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 57.3900, -5.4500 | Wikidata P276 location: Attadale (approximate) |
About the battle
The Battle of Coille Bhan (Scottish Gaelic for White Wood) was fought in August 1722 near Attadale, in the county of Ross in the Scottish Highlands in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1719. It was fought between a British government force against Highlanders of the Clan Mackenzie.
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See also this battle on Battlefields of Britain.
Quick answers
- When was the Battle of Coille Bhan?
- In 1721.
- Where was the Battle of Coille Bhan fought?
- In what is now Scotland (Europe), at about 57.39, -5.45.
- Who fought?
- Jacobitism, Kingdom of Great Britain.
- Which war was it part of?
- The Jacobite rising of 1719.
From Wikidata (CC0) and Natural Earth; see the sources column in Key facts.
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