BattlefieldsSkirmish at Keith 1746
Jacobite Risings

Skirmish at Keith 1746

1746
Banffshire, Scotland
Also known as: Action at Keith March 1746 · Jacobite-government clash at Keith Banffshire
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Banffshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Government (Hessian advance troops)
VS
Victor
Jacobites
Outcome
Jacobite force at Keith checks government advance troops; minor Jacobite success weeks before Culloden
The Battle

History & Significance

In March 1746, a Jacobite force surprised a detachment of government troops — including some of the Hessian mercenaries sent by King George's brother-in-law the Landgrave of Hesse to assist in suppressing the rising — at Keith in Banffshire. The action demonstrated that the Jacobites could still mount offensive operations even as the main government army under Cumberland advanced northward. Keith sits on the River Isla in Banffshire, on the edge of the Gordon country, and the skirmish showed the Jacobites' determination to contest the northeast.

Forces Involved

Jacobite detachment; government Hessian advance troops

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