The History of Warfare : Culloden - The Last Highland Charge \ from madripoor map Watch Video

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✓ Published: 19-May-2024

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For educational purposes<br/><br/>The moor was covered in blood and our men looked like so many butchers rather than Christian soldiers. A British soldier. <br/><br/>The dramatic story of the last charge of the Highland Clans. On a barren Scottish moor in April 1746, the tired and hungry men of the last Highland army made their final desperate charge against a well-disciplined British force led by the Duke of Cumberland. <br/><br/>Despite their incredible courage and valour, the result was a foregone conclusion the clan warriors met a terrible end. It was to be the defeat and ruin of the Jacobite cause forever. <br/><br/>This is the moving story of the last great battle to be fought on British soil. Culloden Moor features spectacular, accurate battle reconstructions and re-enactments, plus moving footage shot on Culloden Moor as it is today. <br/><br/>The programme¹s dramatised eye-witness accounts, period imagery and computer-generated maps combine perfectly to provide a superb and accurate account of a crucial day in British history. <br/><br/>Featuring expert comment and analysis by Dr David Chandler, the world¹s most foremost military historian and former head of War Studies at Sandhurst.