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'''Murray Pittock'''. ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0199664072/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0199664072&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=3903b44cacfa9b765fb2f62e4d9dd7ae Culloden]'' (Oxford Univesity Press, 2016)
The Battle of Culloden was the last battle fought on British soil by regular troops. The battle was short, brutal, one-sided and decisive. The British crushed the Jacobites and forced Bonnie Prince Charlie into exile in France. While the battle itself is of little note, the result of the [[How Did the Battle Change British and American History?|battle was extremely consequenital to Britain, Europe and the North American colonies]]. Additionally, the Battle of Culloden and Jacobite uprsing been romaniticezed. The books and television series Outlander center around the Jacobite uprising and the Battle of Culloden are just one example.
Pittock's book examines the battle and the brutal suppression of the Highland clans after the uprising ended.
