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    I'm glad you enjoyed the Trip but must point out is was not an "English" side, But a British Side, the opposition to the Jacobites included English, Welsh, Irish and Scots Men.
    Technically you are correct as the Duke of Cumberland's forces were the official Army of the "British" government of the time.
    I have always regarded Culloden as a civil war between Jacobites and Williamites, rather than a battle between Scottish and English, or between Scots and British.
    As has already been pointed out there were Scots on the Williamite side and English on the Jacobite side.
    I have never really thought of there being a "British" side at Culloden, but how we view Culloden will depend on our individual background and family history. I am a Cunningham on my father's side and while most of the Cunningham families were on the Williamite side there was at least one branch which upset the family line by supporting the Jacobites. My mother's side derived from British settlers in Ulster, supporters of the Williamite cause. Whatever, it is history, and however we view it, best to live now in harmony and not argue what is past and cannot be changed.
    Last edited by cessna152towser; 19th December 16 at 04:09 AM. Reason: typo
    Regional Director for Scotland for Clan Cunningham International, and a Scottish Armiger.

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