Culloden
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Culloden may refer to any of the following:
There are also two communities in the United States with this name:
- Culloden, Highland, a village in Scotland
- The Battle of CullodenBattle of CullodenThe Battle of Culloden was the final confrontation of the 1745 Jacobite Rising. Taking place on 16 April 1746, the battle pitted the Jacobite forces of Charles Edward Stuart against an army commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, loyal to the British government...
, a battle which took place there in 1746- Culloden (film)Culloden (film)Culloden is a 1964 docudrama written and directed by Peter Watkins for BBC TV. It portrays the 1746 Battle of Culloden that resulted in the British Army's destruction of the Jacobite uprising and, in the words of the narrator, "tore apart forever the clan system of the Scottish Highlands"...
, a fictional presentation of this battle
- Culloden (film)
- Culloden AcademyCulloden AcademyThe Culloden Academy is a non-denominational secondary school in Culloden, Highland, Scotland. The building was completed in 1982 and, as of session 2007/08, has an enrollment of 1,031 pupils. The current rector of The Culloden Academy is Mr Stephen T Dowds who became rector in 2004...
, a secondary school serving this area
- The Battle of Culloden
- Culloden, Nova ScotiaCulloden, Nova ScotiaCulloden is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of Digby in Digby County .-References:*...
- HMS CullodenHMS CullodenFive Royal Navy ships have had the name of HMS Culloden, after the battle of Culloden which took place in Scotland in 1746 and saw the defeat of the Jacobite Rising.*HMS Culloden was renamed before her launch in 1747 to HMS Prince Henry....
, the name of several former ships of the Royal Navy - Xan Windsor, Lord CullodenXan Windsor, Lord CullodenXan Richard Anders Windsor, Lord Culloden is the elder child of Earl and Countess of Ulster.His father being the only son of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Lord Culloden is second in line to the Dukedom of Gloucester, and 22nd in line to the British Throne...
(b. 2007), an infant relative of the British Royal family, son of the Earl of Ulster and grandson of the Duke of Gloucester - Culloden (music)Culloden (music)"Culloden" is a three movement symphony for concert band by Emmy Award winning American female composer Julie Giroux, published by Musica Propria. Culloden is named after the Battle of Culloden, which is also the basis of the piece....
, a concert band composition based on the Battle of Culloden.
There are also two communities in the United States with this name:
- Culloden, GeorgiaCulloden, GeorgiaCulloden is a city in Monroe County, Georgia, United States. The population was 223 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Culloden is located at ....
- Culloden, West VirginiaCulloden, West VirginiaCulloden is a census-designated place in West Virginia. Most of Culloden is in Cabell County, with the remainder in Putnam County. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 3,061...