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Night march on Nairn 1746

Q: When did Night march on Nairn 1746 take place?

Night march on Nairn 1746 took place in 1746, in Nairnshire, Scotland. Jacobite night attack on the government camp at Nairn was abandoned when the column, disordered in darkness over unfamiliar ground, failed to reach the camp before dawn; the exhausted army straggled back to Culloden, with several hundred men missing the battle later that day

Q: Who won Night march on Nairn 1746?

Government (by default) was victorious. The defeated side was Jacobites. Jacobite night attack on the government camp at Nairn was abandoned when the column, disordered in darkness over unfamiliar ground, failed to reach the camp before dawn; the exhausted army straggled back to Culloden, with several hundred men missing the battle later that day

1746

Nairnshire, Scotland

Era

Jacobite Risings

Battle Type

march

Location

Nairnshire, Scotland

Status

Unregistered

The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated

Jacobites

Forces

Perth's contingent numbered approximately 1,200 men, Murray's detachment size is not recorded in sources reviewed

Victor

Government (by default)

Forces

Lord George Murray led the leading column with a second body under the Duke of Perth, supported by Lord John Drummond and Prince Charles Edward Stuart

Outcome

Jacobite night attack on the government camp at Nairn was abandoned when the column, disordered in darkness over unfamiliar ground, failed to reach the camp before dawn; the exhausted army straggled back to Culloden, with several hundred men missing the battle later that day

The Battle

History & Significance

A jacobite march fought in 1746 near Nairnshire, Scotland. Recorded strengths: Lord George Murray led the leading column with a second body under the Duke of Perth, supported by Lord John Drummond and Prince Charles Edward Stuart; Perth's ….

Suspected site. The exact location is uncertain.

Casualties & Losses

not recorded

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Scheduled Monuments near Night march on Nairn 1746

Fonn, three barrows 200m WSW of, Little Kildrummie

Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles

Meikle Kildrummie,enclosure 400m WNW of

Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.3 miles

Little Kildrummie,settlements & funerary remains 750m WSW of

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Rait Castle, enclosure 320m NE of

Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.5 miles

Ackron, three cairns 325m ENE of, Kinchyle

Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles

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