During the Jacobite retreat through Carlisle in December 1745, Lord George Murray commanded the rear-guard that entered and passed through the city while the Manchester Regiment garrison was being left behind. Murray fought a skillful delaying action at the south end of Carlisle, holding off Cumberland's advance cavalry long enough for the main Jacobite army to cross the River Eden. The decision to leave the Manchester Regiment as a garrison was made against Murray's advice — he knew the men would be captured. His rear-guard actions in and around Carlisle on 19-20 December 1745 were among his finest small-unit leadership moments, keeping the pursuit cavalry at bay.
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