BattlefieldsHighbridge Skirmish
Jacobite Risings

Highbridge Skirmish

1745
Scotland
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
85
VS
Victor
Jacobites
Forces
Jacobites: 13
Outcome
Jacobite victory
The Battle

History & Significance

The Highbridge Skirmish was the first engagement of the Jacobite rising of 1745 between government troops and Jacobites loyal to Prince Charles Edward Stuart. It took place at Highbridge, Lochaber, on the River Spean on 16 August 1745, and marked the commencement of hostilities between the two sides.

Suspected site. The exact location is uncertain.
Casualties & Losses

2 killed ; 83 captured

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