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Jacobite Risings

Capture of Ruthven Barracks 1746

1746
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Also known as: Fall of Ruthven Barracks 1746 · Ruthven Barracks February 1746
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Government garrison (Sergeant Molloy)
Forces
Government garrison c.12 (Sergeant Molloy et al.)
VS
Victor
Jacobites
Forces
Jacobites c.300–500
Outcome
Barracks fall to Jacobites; became the final assembly point for survivors after Culloden
The Battle

History & Significance

Ruthven Barracks fell in February 1746, and it was to these ruins that Culloden survivors rallied seeking orders — only to receive an instruction to seek individual safety.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Capture of Ruthven Barracks 1746

Ruthven Barracks, Kingussie
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
Lynchat, souterrain 550m WNW of, Kingussie
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.5 miles
Dunachton Lodge, symbol stone 75m SSW of
Scheduled monument · ~5.5 miles
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