3703 x 5120 px | 31,4 x 43,3 cm | 12,3 x 17,1 inches | 300dpi
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The Battle of Killiecrankie (Scottish Gaelic - Cath Raon Ruairidh) was fought between Highland Scottish clans supporting King James VII of Scotland (also known as James II of England) and government troops (mostly lowland Scots, often incorrectly labeled "English")[citation needed] supporting King William of Orange on July 27, 1689, during the Glorious Revolution. Although it was a stunning victory for the Jacobites, it had little overall effect on the outcome of the war and with their leader dead, their forces were scattered at the Battle of Dunkeld the next month. William of Orange, invited to England by a Parliament displeased to have a Catholic king, invaded in 1688. King James fled the country December 23 and on February 1689, the English Parliament declaring that, by fleeing, James had abdicated, offered the throne jointly to William and Mary, the Protestant daughter of James to whom William owed his claim to the throne. Scotland was a divided country politically, culturally, and religiously. The Stuarts had ruled Scotland since the time of Robert II in late 14th century, and had also sat on the English throne since 1603. The Scottish Gaelic-speaking, mostly Catholic and Episcopalian Highlanders tended to stay loyal to the Stuart king James VII, while the English-speaking, mostly Presbyterian Lowlanders - who were the majority and held most of the political power in Scotland - tended to support William of Orange. A convention held on March 14, 1689 in Edinburgh decided that the Scottish government would pledge loyalty to William of Orange. A number of people opposed this, including many of the Highland clans and John Graham of Claverhouse, Viscount Dundee, a lowland Scot and Episcopalian. Dundee left the Convention, planning, with others loyal to King James (called Jacobites, from the Latin for James, "Jacobus") to summon another convention at Stirling in James' name. The others, irresolute, decided to attend the Edinburgh Convention once more, and
