BattlefieldsGordon estate disarming Strathbogie 1747
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Gordon estate disarming Strathbogie 1747

1747
Scotland
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
VS
Victor
British Government
Outcome
Arms collected; the Gordon estates confirmed as compliant with the Disarming Act; northeastern Highlands pacified without further confrontation
The Battle

History & Significance

Government troops enforced the Disarming Act on the Gordon estates in Strathbogie; the Gordons had been divided in the 1745 rising and the disarming sweep was used to consolidate government control over the northeastern Highlands

Forces Involved

The size of the opposing forces is not recorded in the surviving sources.

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