St Cuthberts churchyard Clifton Cumbria - Churchyard Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

Just inside the gate to the right is the recent headstone to the troopers from Bland's Regiment, lost in 1745.

"The stone resembling a standard headstone was placed here in 2004 by The Queen's Royal Hussars, the lineal regimental descendants of Bland's Regiment. The skirmish at Clifton, which is commonly celebrated as the last battle fought on English soil , took place between a rearguard of Prince Charles Edward Stewart's Jacobite army as they retreated from Derby and elements of the Duke of Cumberland's Hanoverian forces that were in pursuit. During the action about a hundred government soldiers were wounded and killed, ten of whom lie beneath this memorial.
Twelve Jacobites, Scots Clansmen, were also killed and a Captain Hamilton captured 'much wounded'. The dead are buried beneath The Rebel Tree on the southern edge of the village." from Visit Link

Headstone reads.
"In memory of the troopers of Bland's Regiment who lie here killed on Clifton Moor 1745. Presented by the Queen's Royal Hussars 2004"

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OSGB NY531270
Nearest Postcode CA10 2EA

Name of church or churchyard: St Cuthberts Approximate Size: Large (100+)

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