BattlefieldsAction at Dornoch 1746
Jacobite Risings

Action at Dornoch 1746

1746
Sutherland, Scotland
Also known as: Jacobite operations at Dornoch · Lord Cromartie in Sutherland 1746
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Sutherland, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Government clans
Forces
Government clans c. 200–400.
VS
Victor
Jacobites (Lord Cromartie)
Forces
Jacobites c. 400–600
Outcome
Lord Cromartie operates against pro-government MacKays and Sutherlands in the far north
The Battle

History & Significance

While the main army gathered near Culloden, Cromartie and his detachment skirmished in Sutherland — the same force captured at Golspie on the morning of the battle.

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