Battle of Sheriffmuir

Battle of Sheriffmuir
Part of the Jacobite rising of 1715
Battle of Sheriffmuir
Date 13 November 1715 Location Sheriffmuir, Scotland Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
British Government forces	Jacobites
Commanders and leaders
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll	John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar
Strength
6,000	12,000
Casualties and losses
663 killed, wounded or captured	232 killed, wounded or captured
Location within Scotland

The Battle of Sheriffmuir (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Sliabh an t-Siorraim, [pl̪ˠaɾ ˈʃʎiə̯v ən̪ˠ ˈtʲʰiə̯rəm]) was an engagement in 1715 at the height of the Jacobite rising in England and Scotland. The battlefield has been included in the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland and protected by Historic Scotland under the Scottish Historical Environment Policy of 2009.Sheriffmuir was and is a remote elevated plateau of heathland lying between Stirling and Auchterarder on the north fringe of the Ochil Hills.

John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar, standard-bearer for the Jacobite cause in Scotland, mustered Highland chiefs, and on 6 September declared James Francis Edward Stuart (the "Old Pretender") as King of Scots. With an army of about 12,000 men Mar proceeded to take Perth, and commanded much of the northern Highlands. Following unsuccessful skirmishes against John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll (based at Stirling), Mar was eventually persuaded to lead his full army south, on 10 November. Spies informed Argyll of Mar's actions, and he moved his army of about 4,000 to Sheriffmuir, near Dunblane. The two armies met on the battlefield on 13 November 1715.