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( 23 ) of Kilmarnock, one of the Prince’s adherents, to waste the night carousing at her house, while Charles was eagerly leading his bands to the hills of Falkirk, only two miles from the English camp. Hawley showed his contempt for the Highland rabble to such an extent that he neglected to send out patrols. In the engagement which followed, not- withstanding their advantage in numbers—the English had 2000 more men than the Scotch—they were completely routed. Though the Battle of Falkirk has added to the reputation of Charles both as a man and a soldier, it was barren of result. The Duke of Cumberland was rapidly advancing from the south, and Charles had no alternative but to resort to the fastnesses of the Highlands for strategic purposes and personal safety. On the 31st January the Duke was at Edinburgh, and on the 17th of the next month Charles arrived before Inverness, while, on the 14th April, the Duke entered Nairn, in close proximity to that place. Charles and his principal officers lodged that night at Culloden House, the deserted seat of one of his adversaries. His army barely mustered 5000 men; they were ill supplied with the necessaries of life and the munitions of war, but his spirit was still undaunted. The army of his adversary was well fed, well clad, well armed, and boasted of a numerous artillery, but the hot