BattlefieldsWade road military patrol action at Corrieyairack 1748
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Wade road military patrol action at Corrieyairack 1748

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

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Jacobite sympathisers
VS
Victor
British Government forces
Forces
Government infantry patrol
Outcome
Patrol success; suspects detained and arms seized; road system proved its value for rapid troop movement
The Battle

History & Significance

Government infantry patrol along the Corrieyairack Pass military road intercepted a group of suspected Jacobite fugitives attempting to move arms through the pass in the aftermath of Culloden

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