BattlefieldsIndependent Company garrison action at Inversnaid 1752
modern

Independent Company garrison action at Inversnaid 1752

1752
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
VS
Victor
Independent Company garrison
Outcome
Suspects held and examined; some arms found; Inversnaid continued as a key garrison post controlling the eastern Highland fringe
The Battle

History & Significance

The garrison at Inversnaid Barracks on Loch Lomondside intercepted MacGregor country men suspected of cattle reiving and concealing arms; the barracks had been built specifically to control the MacGregor clan territory

Forces Involved

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

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