Raids on Lochaber and Shiramore

Raids on Lochaber and Shiramore
Part of the Jacobite rising of 1745

Knoydart, Lochaber
Date22 May – 31 August 1746
Location
Result British-Hanoverian Government victory: the north and western Highlands were cleared of Jacobite rebels, but the Jacobite leader Charles Edward Stuart escaped to France
Belligerents
Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain Jacobites
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Great Britain Duke of Cumberland
General Bland
Duke of Argyll
Earl of Loudoun
Viscount Sackville
Jack Campbell
Lieutenant-colonel Cornwallis
Lieutenant-colonel Lord Albemarle
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Cameron of Lochiel
Coll MacDonnell
Aeneas McDonnell
Laird of Mackinnon
Casualties and losses
Captain George Munro of Culcairn killed Many surrendered and taken prisoner
Some executed
Some fled into exile

The Raids on Lochaber and Shiramore (Scottish Gaelic: Bliadhna nan Creach) ("The Year of the Pillaging")[1] took place in the Scottish Highlands between 22 May and 31 August 1746 and were part of the closing operations of the British-Hanoverian Government to bring to an end the Jacobite rising of 1745. Sometimes referred to as the "mopping up" operations,[2] many rebels surrendered themselves and their arms, while others were captured and punished. It also included the hunt for the Jacobite leader Bonnie Prince Charles Edward Stuart otherwise known as the Young Pretender. Most of the work was done on behalf of the Government by the Independent Highland Companies of militia, the Campbell of Argyll Militia and also Loudon's Highlanders regiment.[2]

  1. ^ Michael Newton (2001), We're Indians Sure Enough: The Legacy of the Scottish Highlanders in the United States, Saorsa Media. Page 32.
  2. ^ a b Munro, R.W (1977). Clan Munro Magazine. Vol. 14. p. 33.