Highbridge Skirmish

Highbridge Skirmish
Part of the Jacobite rising of 1745

The ruined remains of the bridge
Date16 August 1745
Location
Result Jacobite victory
Belligerents
Jacobites  Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Donald MacDonald Captain Scott Surrendered
Strength
13 85
Casualties and losses
None 2 killed
83 captured

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.[1]

  1. ^ Prince Charles Edward Stuart Commencement of Hostilities electricscotland.com. Retrieved 7 June 2014.