What happened at Jacobite crossing of the Forth at the Fords of Frew, 1745?

Jacobite crossing of the Forth at the Fords of Frew, 1745 was a jacobite risings engagement in Scotland in 1745.

What was the significance of Jacobite crossing of the Forth at the Fords of Frew, 1745?

Jacobite crossing of the Forth at the Fords of Frew, 1745 was a notable engagement of the Jacobite Risings period in British history.

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Jacobite crossing of the Forth at the Fords of Frew, 1745

Q: When did Jacobite crossing of the Forth at the Fords of Frew, 1745 take place?

Jacobite crossing of the Forth at the Fords of Frew, 1745 took place in 1745, Scotland. The Jacobite army under Charles Edward Stuart, marching south from Perth on 11 September 1745, avoided the guns of Stirling Castle and the cut/defended Stirling Bridge by fording the River Forth at the Fords of Frew, six miles upstream. No government dragoons were present to oppose the crossing; Gardiner's dragoons had already begun withdrawing ahead of the Jacobite advance, and no engagement took place.

Q: Who won Jacobite crossing of the Forth at the Fords of Frew, 1745?

The victor at Jacobite crossing of the Forth at the Fords of Frew, 1745 is disputed or unrecorded in the surviving sources.

1745

Scotland

Era

Jacobite Risings

Battle Type

march

Location

Scotland

Status

Unregistered

The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces

Not recorded in historical accounts

Victor

Not recorded in historical accounts

Outcome

The Jacobite army under Charles Edward Stuart, marching south from Perth on 11 September 1745, avoided the guns of Stirling Castle and the cut/defended Stirling Bridge by fording the River Forth at the Fords of Frew, six miles upstream. No government dragoons were present to oppose the crossing; Gardiner's dragoons had already begun withdrawing ahead of the Jacobite advance, and no engagement took place.

The Battle

History & Significance

Jacobite crossing of the Forth at the Fords of Frew, 1745 was a march of the Jacobite Risings period, fought in Scotland in 1745. This engagement forms part of the broader pattern of conflict that shaped the political and military history of the UK during this era.

Confirmed battlefield location

Casualties & Losses

not recorded

Forces Involved

not recorded

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Jacobite crossing of the Forth at the Fords of Frew, 1745

Broch, rock shelter and cup marked rocks, 165m W of Leckie House

Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles

Leckie Burn,bridge 230m WSW of Watson House

Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles

Carleatheran, cairn at summit, Gargunnock Hills

Scheduled monument · ~2 miles

Coldoch, broch

Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.1 miles

Touch Muir,dun

Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.2 miles

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