Jacobite rising of 1689

Jacobite rising of 1689
	Part of the Glorious Revolution and the Jacobite risings
	; The Battle of Dunkeld
Date	March 1689 – February 1692
Location	Scotland
Result	Scottish Government victory
Belligerents
Scotland	Jacobites
Commanders and leaders
Hugh Mackay; Thomas Livingstone	Viscount Dundee †; Ewen Cameron of Lochiel; Alexander Cannon; Thomas Buchan
Strength
5,000 – 10,000 (maximum)	4,000 – 5,000 (maximum)
Casualties and losses
2,000 – 2,500 (estimate)	1,500 – 2,000 (estimate)

The Jacobite rising of 1689, c. March 1689 to February 1692, took place primarily in the Scottish Highlands. Its purpose was to restore James II & VII to the throne, following his deposition by the November 1688 Glorious Revolution. It was the first of a series of attempts to restore the House of Stuart that continued into the late 18th century.

A minor part of the wider European conflict known as the Nine Years' War, the Scottish revolt was intended to support the 1689 to 1691 Williamite War in Ireland. Despite Jacobite victory at Killiecrankie in July 1689, their leader John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee was killed in the final attack. Combined with limited resources, his death meant the rising never really threatened the new administration of William II & III and Mary II. Major military action ended at Cromdale in May 1690, although the Highlands were not considered pacified until after the Massacre of Glencoe in February 1692.