BattlefieldsJacobite fugitive action at Barisdale 1747
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Jacobite fugitive action at Barisdale 1747

1747
Scotland
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
MacDonell of Barisdale tenants
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Government troops from Bernera Barracks
Outcome
Some arms seized; Barisdale himself later arrested in France and imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle
The Battle

History & Significance

Government troops raided the Barisdale estate in Knoydart searching for concealed Jacobite arms and fugitives; Coll MacDonell of Barisdale was a suspected double agent and the raid exposed networks of concealment across the western Highlands

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