BattlefieldsMoy Hall alarm and rout of government patrol 1746
Jacobite Risings

Moy Hall alarm and rout of government patrol 1746

1746
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Also known as: Rout of the Moy 1746 · Blacksmith Donald Fraser at Moy 1746
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Government (Lord Loudon)
Forces
Jacobite: Donald Fraser and 4 other men
VS
Victor
Jacobites (Lady Mackintosh)
Forces
Government: Loudon 1,500 men
Outcome
Loudon 1,500-man night march on Moy routed by five men; MacCrimmon piper killed
The Battle

History & Significance

One of the most celebrated small actions of the '45. Prince Charles was resting at Moy Hall, home of Lady Anne Mackintosh, when word reached her that Loudon was marching 1,500 men to capture the Prince. A blacksmith named Donald Fraser positioned himself and four other men in the darkness along the approach road. They fired shots and shouted the gathering cries of several clans, creating the impression of an army. Loudon's 1,500-man column panicked and fled back to Inverness in disorder. One government soldier was killed: the MacCrimmon piper, greatest of his dynasty, who had composed a lament predicting his own death at the outset of the campaign — 'Cha till mi tuille' (I shall return no more).

Casualties & Losses

MacCrimmon piper killed; Loudon force fled in disorder

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