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Jacobite Risings

Skirmish at Colt Bridge 1745

1745
Midlothian, Scotland
Also known as: Canter of Coltbrigg · Action at Corstorphine 1745
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Midlothian, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Government dragoons
Forces
Government dragoons: c.150–200
VS
Victor
Jacobites
Forces
Jacobites: c.50–100
Outcome
Government dragoons fled from Edinburgh western approaches without fighting; city left undefended
The Battle

History & Significance

Two dragoon regiments panicked and fled at the approach of a tiny Jacobite party — the humiliating episode dubbed the Canter of Coltbrigg — opening the road into Edinburgh.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Skirmish at Colt Bridge 1745

Craiglockhart Castle
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Wester Craiglockhart Hill, fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.1 miles
Colinton Castle
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Baberton Mains,enclosure 400m W of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.3 miles
Cammo Canal
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles
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