BattlefieldsJacobite fugitive action at Loch nan Uamh 1746
Jacobite Risings

Jacobite fugitive action at Loch nan Uamh 1746

1746
Scotland
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Jacobite fugitives; Royal Navy patrol vessels
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
French rescue frigates
Outcome
French frigate L Heureux and Prince de Conti evacuated approximately 100 Jacobite fugitives to France in September 1746
The Battle

History & Significance

A final group of Jacobite fugitives including Lochgarry and other clan leaders gathered at Loch nan Uamh awaiting French rescue ships while government naval patrols scoured the western coast; the fugitives evaded capture by moving through sea-lochs

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Scheduled Monuments near Jacobite fugitive action at Loch nan Uamh 1746

Loch na Eala,crannog
Scheduled monument · Iron Age–Medieval · ~4.5 miles
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