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Ruthven Barracks garrison patrol action 1748

1748
Scotland
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
MacPherson tenants in Badenoch and Strathspey
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Ruthven Barracks garrison
Outcome
Partial disarmament; Ruthven served as key control point in Badenoch into the 1760s
The Battle

History & Significance

Rebuilt Ruthven Barracks garrison in Badenoch conducted disarming sweeps through MacPherson clan territory following Culloden, enforcing the new Heritable Jurisdictions Act and searching for Jacobite fugitives

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Ruthven Barracks garrison patrol action 1748

Ruthven Barracks, Kingussie
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
Lynchat, souterrain 550m WNW of, Kingussie
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.2 miles
Dunachton Lodge, symbol stone 75m SSW of
Scheduled monument · ~4.3 miles
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