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SSPCK school enforcement sweep Lochaber 1750

1750
Scotland
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Cameron and MacDonald families in Lochaber
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
SSPCK agents with government military escort
Outcome
Limited compliance achieved; Gaelic culture suppression continued as policy; widespread local resentment
The Battle

History & Significance

Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge agents accompanied by government soldiers enforced school attendance and suppression of Gaelic-language teaching in Lochaber, arresting parents who refused to send children to SSPCK schools

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