Atholl raids

Atholl raids
Part of the Jacobite rising of 1745

Tummel Bridge, which was built for General Wade in 1730 and which was captured by the Jacobites during the Atholl raids in 1746
Date14 – 17 March, 1746[1]
Location
Atholl, Scotland
Result Jacobite victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Great Britain Government:
Campbell of Argyll Militia[1]
Loudon's Highlanders[1]		 Jacobites:
Atholl Brigade (Clan Murray)[1]
Clan Macpherson[1]
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Great Britain Colin Campbell of Glenure[1] Lord George Murray[1]
Strength
Atholl Brigade: 400[1]
Macphersons: 300[1]
Casualties and losses
2 killed[1]
8 or 10 wounded[1]
300 taken prisoner[2]		 Unknown

The Atholl raids of 14 - 17 March 1746 were a series of raids carried out by Jacobite rebels against the British-Hanoverian Government during the Jacobite rising of 1745.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Duffy, Christopher (2003). The '45, Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Untold Story of the Jacobite Rising. Cassell. pp. 470–477. ISBN 9780753822623.
  2. ^ Lang, Andrew (2012). The History Of Scotland - Volume 12: From Jacobite Leaders To The End Of Jacobitism. Jazzybee Verlag. pp. (no page numbers). ISBN 9783849604578.