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Caulfeild road patrol action near Dalwhinnie 1749

1749
Scotland
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
MacPherson country tenants
Forces
MacPherson country tenants
VS
Victor
Government road patrol
Forces
Government road patrol detachment
Outcome
Arms confiscated; local men bound over; road network enabled rapid government response in central Highlands
The Battle

History & Significance

Military patrol under Caulfeild road-building programme enforced new Disarming Act along the new military road at Dalwhinnie, seizing weapons cached by local MacPherson tenants

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Scheduled Monuments near Caulfeild road patrol action near Dalwhinnie 1749

Dun-da-Lamh, fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~6.1 miles
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