Ecclefechan in Dumfriesshire was the first Scottish town the retreating Jacobite army reached after crossing the River Esk in December 1745. As the army re-entered Scotland, Jacobite advance cavalry pressed north to screen the main body. Government cavalry attempting to maintain close contact were engaged near Ecclefechan and driven back. The townspeople received the Highland army with a mixture of relief and alarm — the army needed billeting and supplies after the exhausting retreat from Derby. Ecclefechan lies in Annandale and sits on the main road north from Carlisle into Scotland.
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