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Jacobite Risings

Knoydart sweep by Lord Albemarle 1746

1746
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Also known as: Knoydart pacification 1746
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
MacDonald of Glengarry clan
Forces
MacDonald clan c. 100–200.
VS
Victor
Government forces
Forces
Government forces c. 500–800
Outcome
Government troops scoured Knoydart burning homes and stripping livestock from MacDonald tenants
The Battle

History & Significance

Knoydart remained remote; pacification here was part of systematic destruction of clan economic base

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