Skirmish of Alness

Skirmish of Alness
Part of Jacobite rising of 1715

The Bridge of Alness
DateOctober 1715
Location
Alness, Scotland
Result Jacobite victory, government troops retreated[1]
Belligerents
Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain:
Clan Sutherland
Clan Mackay
Clan Ross
Clan Munro[1]		 Jacobites:
Clan Mackenzie
Clan MacDonald of Sleat
Clan MacRae
Clan Mackinnon
Clan Chisholm[2]
Commanders and leaders
Earl of Sutherland
Lord Reay
Baronet Munro
Munro of Newmore[1]		 Earl of Seaforth
Sir Donald MacDonald[1]
Strength
1,800[1] 3,000[2]
Casualties and losses
1 killed[3] None[3]

The Skirmish of Alness was a conflict that took place in October 1715 in Alness, in the county of Ross in the Scottish Highlands. It was part of the Jacobite rising of 1715 and pitted Highlanders loyal to the British-Hanoverian Government of George I of Great Britain against Highlanders loyal to the Jacobite House of Stuart.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Rose, D.M (1897). "6". Historical notes; or Essays on the '15 and '45. Edinburgh: W Brown. pp. 38–52. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Sage, Rev. Donald, A.M. (1789 - 1869). Minister of Resolis. "1". Memorabilia Domestica or Parish Life in the North of Scotland. pp. 4-5. Retrieved 4 April 2019.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Fraser was invoked but never defined (see the help page).