Raid on Rannoch

Raid on Rannoch
Part of the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745

The village of Kinloch Rannoch, the ruined Rannoch Barracks are nearby where the Jacobite John Dubh Cameron was held before being executed[1]
Date1753
Location
Result British-Hanoverian Government victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Great Britain British Government
34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot
Jacobites
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Great Britain Lieutenant Hector Munro Sergeant John Dubh Cameron
Casualties and losses
None John Dubh Cameron captured and executed

The Raid on Rannoch took place in 1753 in the tumultuous aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745. Lieutenant Hector Munro, 8th laird of Novar who was a commissioned officer in the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot led the raid to capture the Jacobite rebel John Dubh Cameron who was later executed.

  1. ^ Topographical, statistical, and historical gazetteer of Scotland. Vol. 2. 1842. p. 579.