BattlefieldsAction at Ruthven Barracks 1746
Jacobite Risings

Action at Ruthven Barracks 1746

1746
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Also known as: Last Jacobite muster at Ruthven
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Government forces absent/minimal
VS
Victor
Indecisive (final muster abandoned)
Forces
Jacobite survivors c.3,000–4,000
Outcome
Jacobite remnants gathered at Ruthven; dispersed on Prince's orders
The Battle

History & Significance

After Culloden, several thousand Jacobite survivors made their way to Ruthven Barracks in Badenoch — the rallying point agreed before the battle. They waited for Prince Charles to reorganise resistance. His message came: "Let every man seek his own safety the best way he can." The men wept and dispersed — ending the organised Jacobite resistance. Ruthven became the symbol of the rising's final dissolution.

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