BattlefieldsJacobite Highland patrol actions near Aberfeldy 1689
Jacobite Risings

Jacobite Highland patrol actions near Aberfeldy 1689

1689
Perthshire, Scotland
Also known as: Weem area skirmishes 1689 · Breadalbane Jacobite operations 1689
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Perthshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Government patrols
VS
Victor
Jacobites
Outcome
Government supply lines to the north disrupted; Breadalbane holds for James
The Battle

History & Significance

The Earl of Breadalbane played an ambiguous role in the 1689 rising. His Campbell clansmen controlled the Breadalbane country south of the main Jacobite zone, and Jacobite raiding parties swept through the Aberfeldy area. Government supply columns and patrol parties were vulnerable in this rugged terrain. Breadalbane himself later negotiated the bribe payments to Highland chiefs known as the Glencoe money — his double-dealing eventually led indirectly to the Glencoe Massacre.

Forces Involved

Jacobite Breadalbane Campbells; government patrol detachments

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