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Jacobite Risings

Moy Hall alarm and rout of government patrol 1746

1746
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Government forces under Lord Loudoun
VS
Victor
Jacobites (Lady Anne Farquharson-Mackintosh's retainers, led by blacksmith Donald Fraser)
Forces involved

Government: approximately 1,500 men under Lord Loudoun (spearheaded by the Laird of MacLeod's men). Jacobite defenders: five to six men led by blacksmith Donald Fraser, sent by Lady Mackintosh to watch the road

Outcome
Loudoun's approximately 1,500-man night march to capture Charles Edward Stuart at Moy Hall was routed by five or six Jacobite defenders who simulated a large ambush with musket fire and clan war cries; the government troops panicked and fled back to Inverness, allowing the Jacobites to occupy Inverness the following day.
The Battle

History & Significance

Moy Hall alarm and rout of government patrol 1746 was a Jacobite skirmish, fought at Inverness-shire, Scotland in 1746. Jacobites (Lady Anne Farquharson-Mackintosh's retainers, led by blacksmith Donald Fraser) prevailed over Government forces under Lord Loudoun. Loudoun's approximately 1,500-man night march to capture Charles Edward Stuart at Moy Hall was routed by five or six Jacobite defenders who simulated a large ambush with musket fire and clan war cries; the government troops panicked and fled back to Inverness, allowing the Jacobites to occupy Inverness the following day.

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The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Moy Hall alarm and rout of government patrol 1746 lies on Moine Supergroup, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is gneissose psammite and gneissose semipelite.

Casualties & Losses
  • One fatality: Donald Ban MacCrimmon, piper to MacLeod, killed by the blacksmith's gun; the only casualty of the engagement
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Scheduled Monuments near Moy Hall alarm and rout of government patrol 1746

Ruthven, depopulated township 600m S of
Ruthven, depopulated township 600m S of
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 mi

Ruthven is a depopulated township located 600 metres south of the larger settlement, situated in Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands. The site rests upon bedrock of igneous origin, formed during the Early Devonian period from felsic rocks that crystallised as part of a Late Silurian to Earl…

An Bathach, promontory fort 300m ENE of
An Bathach, promontory fort 300m ENE of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~4.8 mi

An Bathach is a promontory fort situated in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The monument occupies a naturally defensible headland formed from Moine Supergroup bedrock, comprising gneissose psammite and gneissose semipelite that were metamorphosed during the Neoproterozoic. This hard, ancient granite-l…

Mains of Daviot Farm, ring cairn and stone circle 600m NNE of
Mains of Daviot Farm, ring cairn and stone circle 600m NNE of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~5.5 mi

Mains of Daviot Farm is a Bronze Age ring cairn and stone circle located in Inverness-shire, approximately 600 metres north-north-east of the farm itself. The monument occupies ground underlain by Middle Old Red Sandstone of Middle Devonian age, comprising conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and m…

Culdoich, ring cairn 490m NW of
Culdoich, ring cairn 490m NW of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~6.3 mi

Culdoich Ring Cairn is a Bronze Age ring cairn situated in Inverness-shire, Highland Scotland. The monument occupies ground underlain by Middle Old Red Sandstone bedrock of Middle Devonian age, composed of conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone. This substantial stone structure represent…

Ballaggan, mound 420m WNW of
Ballaggan, mound 420m WNW of
Scheduled monument · ~6.3 mi

Ballaggan is a mound located 420 metres west-north-west of the settlement in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The monument sits on bedrock of Middle Old Red Sandstone, a complex geological formation of the Middle Devonian period comprising conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone. This natural f…

Mains of Gask,ring cairn and standing stones 130m SSW of
Mains of Gask,ring cairn and standing stones 130m SSW of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~6.5 mi

Mains of Gask is a Bronze Age ring cairn with associated standing stones situated in Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands. The monument comprises a circular cairn of stones surrounding a central area, a characteristic burial or ceremonial structure of the Bronze Age, accompanied by upright s…

Eilean nan Clach, crannog
Scheduled monument · Iron Age–Medieval · ~0.4 miles
Isle of Moy, fortified island and laird's house
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.4 miles
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