The skirmishing in the enclosed fields immediately south of Clifton village on 18 December 1745 preceded the main Clifton Moor engagement. Lord George Murray's rearguard — Glengarry MacDonalds and Stewarts of Appin — established themselves in the hedge-lined enclosures south of Clifton as Cumberland's dragoons pressed forward. The enclosed ground neutralised the dragoons' advantage. Murray's men fired from behind the hedgerows as the dragoons attempted to force the enclosures. This preliminary skirmish in the fields south of the village gave Murray time to select his ground and position his men for the main night action in the sunken lanes of Clifton.
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