Jacobite rising of 1689

BelligerentsScottish GovernmentJacobitesCommanders and leadersHugh Mackay
Thomas LivingstoneViscount Dundee†
Ewen Cameron of Lochiel
Alexander Cannon
Thomas BuchanStrength 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 took place from March 1689 to February 1692 in Scotland. Its purpose was to restore James 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 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.