BattlefieldsSkirmish at Cromdale 1690
Jacobite Risings

Skirmish at Cromdale 1690

1690
Moray, Scotland
Also known as: Rout of Cromdale 1690 · Battle of Cromdale 1690
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Moray, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Jacobites (Buchan)
Forces
c.1,200 Jacobite Highlanders (unformed)
VS
Victor
Government (Livingstone)
Forces
c.800 government cavalry
Outcome
Jacobite Highland army surprised in their camp at Cromdale; routed
The Battle

History & Significance

After Killiecrankie and Dunkeld, the Jacobite cause in Scotland was sustained by General Buchan in the northeast. At Cromdale, government cavalry surprised the Jacobite camp at dawn and routed them before they could form. Many fled into the Cromdale hills in their nightclothes. The defeat ended the 1689 Jacobite rising as an organized military force in Scotland, though guerrilla resistance continued.

Casualties & Losses

c.400 Jacobites killed; remainder fled

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