The strategic impasse of the 1715 rising centred on the Forth crossing at Stirling. Mar had a much larger army but Argyll controlled the bridge. Government cavalry patrols ranging south and north of Stirling prevented Jacobite reconnaissance and crossing attempts. These patrol skirmishes went on for weeks before the indecisive Battle of Sheriffmuir. Argyll's tactical skill with limited forces — he had perhaps 4,000 against Mar's 12,000 — was the government's saving grace in 1715.
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