BattlefieldsPost-Culloden pacification — Glen Moriston 1746
Jacobite Risings

Post-Culloden pacification — Glen Moriston 1746

1746
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Also known as: Cumberland troops in Glen Moriston 1746
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Jacobite fugitives / Glen Moriston men
Forces
local clan fugitives
VS
Victor
Government (Cumberland)
Forces
Government search parties
Outcome
Government troops burned glen; Glen Moriston Seven aided fugitive Prince Charles
The Battle

History & Significance

After Culloden, the Glen Moriston area sheltered fugitives including the wandering Prince Charles Edward Stuart. Government troops burned farms and took cattle in the systematic pacification of the glens. The Seven Men of Glen Moriston — a band of Jacobite outlaws — protected the prince for weeks despite government pressure. The episode encapsulates the post-Culloden terror and Highland loyalty to the Stuart cause.

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