BattlefieldsLord Drummond muster at Crieff 1715
Jacobite Risings

Lord Drummond muster at Crieff 1715

1715
Scotland
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Government forces
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Lord Drummond c.650 Strathearn tenants
Outcome
Lord Drummond assembles Strathearn tenants for the Jacobite army; Crieff secured
The Battle

History & Significance

The Duke of Perth and Lord Drummond raised their tenants and clan adherents around Crieff in Strathearn at the outset of the 1715 rising. Crieff was the location of the great annual cattle tryst and was the commercial gateway between Highland and Lowland Perthshire. Lord Drummond's muster at Crieff brought in substantial numbers from Strathearn and the southern Highland glens. Government forces in Stirling and Perth could only watch as this assembly proceeded. The Drummond country formed a significant part of Mar's Perthshire contingent.

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