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Muster Roll of Prince Charles Edward Stuart’s Army 1745-46 |
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PROBABLE
STRENGTH AND COMPOSITION OF THE PRINCE’S ARMY AT THE BATTLES OF PRESTONPANS,
FALKIRK AND CULLODEN
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The Highland Army at PRESTONPANS |
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Regiments
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No.of men | Note |
Colonel
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Second in Command |
| GLENGARRY | 400 |
Angus
Og MacDonald, 2nd son of Glengarry
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Donald
MacDonald of Lochgarry
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| KEPPOCH | 250 |
Alexander
MacDonald, Chief of Keppoch
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| Donald MacDonald of Tirnadris | ||||
| CLANRANALD | 200 |
Ranald
MacDonald,Ygr., of Clanranald
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| Alexander MacDonald of Glenaladale | ||||
| GLENCOE | 100 |
Alexander
MacDonald, Chief of MacIain sept.
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| Alexander MacDonald of Achtriachtan | ||||
| CAMERON |
600
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1
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Donald Cameron, Ygr., of Lochiel, de facto Chief | |
| Donald Cameron of Errachd, | ||||
| (or Dungallon) | ||||
| APPIN | 200 |
2
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Charles
Stewart of Ardsheal
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| Alexander Stewart of Invernahyle | ||||
| ROBERTSON | 100 |
3
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Donald
Robertson of Woodsheal
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(Clann
Donnachaidh)
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James Robertson of Blairfettie | |||
| MACLACHLAN | 100 |
MacLachlan
of MacLachlan, Chief
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| GRANTS | 100 |
A company
of the Glengarry regt, commanded by Patrick Grant of Glenmoriston
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| (of Glenmoriston and Glen Urquhart) | Alexander Grant, Ygr., of Shewglie | |||
| DUKE OF PERTH'S | 200 |
James
Drummond, Duke of Perth
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| (including about 40 MacGregors) | James Mór MacGregor (Drummond), | |||
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(Son
of Rob Roy)
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| ATHOLL | 250 |
4
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Lord
Nairne
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(including about 50 of Sir Robt. Menzies' |
George Robertson of Faskally or | |||
| men, 40 of Faskally's, 50 of | Archibald Menzies of Shian | |||
| Spalding of Ashentullie) | ||||
| CAVALRY | 50 |
William
Drummond, Viscount Strathallan
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| 2550 | ||||
| 1. A number of men had been sent home by Lochiel from Dalnacardoch, vide vol.I.,p.225. | ||||
| 2. In a narrative of the campaign by Dunmcan MacPharic (MacGregor) given in Nimmo's 'History of Stirlingshire', the writer states that two hundred | ||||
| MacGregors joined the Stewarts of Appin during the night march on Edinburgh, and that the Stewarts were only seventy strong. It may be that | ||||
| these were the MacGregors commanded by Glencairnaig who fought at Prestonpans, but the number is probably greatly exaggerated. | ||||
| 3. Struan witnessed the battle as a spectator only. | ||||
| 4. Commissary Bisset says many deserted befor the action, and those that remained were not allowed to join in the attack. | ||||
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The
Highland Army at THE BATTLE OF FALKIRK
(Compiled from the most reliable contemporary sources)
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| Approximate | ||||
| Regiments, Clans, & Coy. | No. of men | Note |
Commanders
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| FIRST LINE | ||||
| KEPPOCH | 400 |
1
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MacDonald
of Keppoch
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| ( GLENGARRY, 1st Battalion | 900 |
1
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Angus
Og of Glengarry
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| ( GLENGARRY, 2nd Battalion |
MacDonald
of Lochgarry
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| CLANRANALD | 350 |
MacDonald,
Ygr., of Clanranald
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| GLENCOE | 120 |
MacDonald
of Glencoe
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| FARQUHARSONS | 150 |
2
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Farquharson
of Balmoral
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| MACKENZIES, &C | 200 |
3
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Earl
of Cromartie and Lord MacLeod
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| MACKINTOSHES | 300 |
MacGillivray
of Dunmaglass
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| MACPHERSONS | 400 |
McPherson
of Cluny
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| FRASERS AND CHISHOLMS | 500 |
Master
of Lovat
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| STEWARTS OF APPIN | 300 |
Stewart
of Ardsheal
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| CAMERONS | 900 |
4
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Cameron
of Lochiel
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| MACGREGORS | . |
5
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MacGregor
of Glencairnaig
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| MACKINNONS | . |
5
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| GRANTS AND MACLEODS | . |
7
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Grant
of Glenmoriston
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| (Attached to the Glengarry Regiment) | ||||
| 4250 | ||||
| SECOND LINE | ||||
| ATHOLL BRIGADE (Three Battalions) | 900 |
8
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Lord
George Murray
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| LORD OGILVY (Two Battalions) | 900 |
Lord
Ogilvy
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| LORD LEWIS GORDON (Two Battalions) | 800 |
Lord
Lewis Gordon
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| LORD JOHN DRUMMOND (One Battalion) | 400 |
Lord
John Drummond
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| MACLACHLANS | . | |||
| 3000 | ||||
| THIRD LINE | ||||
| ( LORD ELCHO'S HORSE | 220 |
6
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Lord
Elcho
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| ( LORD BALMERINO'S HORSE |
Lord
Balmerino
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| PIQUETS FROM LORD JOHN DRUMMOND'S | ||||
| FORCE AND HUSSARS | 300 | |||
| ( LORD PITSLIGO'S HORSE | 220 |
6
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Lord
Pitsligo
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| ( LORD KILMARNOCK'S HORSE |
Lord
Kilmarnock
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| 740 | ||||
| FIRST LINE | 4520 | |||
| SECOND LINE | 3000 | |||
| THIRD LINE | 740 | |||
| TOTAL STRENGTH | 8260 | |||
| 1. Lochgarry gives the number of Keppoch's men as 500, and the two Glengarry battalions as 1200 strong, which includes the Grants, &c, from Urquhart | ||||
| and Glenmoriston; but as there were only between 200 and 300 of Keppoch's men at Prestonpans, and only, on Lochgarry's own showing,500 of | ||||
| Glengarry'ss men, including 100 Grants, present on that occasion, it is difficult to account for the very large accession of stength; Barisdale brought | ||||
| Glenmoroston men, which may have been 200 strong at most. This would give a force of 900 to the two Glengarry battalions as an outside number, | ||||
| and if we add another 150 men to Keppoch's regiment, making it 400 strong, we have probably a fair estimate of the actual strength. If we include the | ||||
| include the MacLeods (vide note 7) another 150 men may be added. | ||||
| 2. Farquharson of Monaltrie with half the regiment was left behind to bring up the artillery. | ||||
| 3. Some authorities place Lord Cromartie's regiment in the second line. | ||||
| 4. The Camerons were reinforced by a body of 450 of the clan brought by Ludovic Cameron of Torcastle, Lochiel's uncle. Vide letter from Torcastle to | ||||
| the Prince, dated Paris 1753, in Appendix, Browne's 'History', vol.iv. Cclxvii | ||||
| 5. Hawley's report shows the MacGregors and MacKinnons attached to Lochiel's regiment. | ||||
| 6. Numbers taken from D'Eguilles' correspondence. | ||||
| 7. I can find no reference to the MacLeods under Raasa and Bernera, except a note in Home's 'History', p.249, in which it is stated that they were | ||||
| attached to the Glengarry regiment. | ||||
| 8. The Menzies and Robertsons were probably attached to the Atholl Brigade. Vide Jacobite Correspondence of the Atholl Family, p.150. | ||||
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The
Highland Army at THE BATTLE OF CULLODEN
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| Approximate | ||||
| Regiments, Clans, & Coy. | No. of men | Note |
Commanders
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| FIRST LINE | ||||
| ATHOLL BRIGADE | 500 |
1
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Lord
Nairne, Mercer of Aldie, Menzies of Shian,
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| (including Menzies and Robertsons) |
and Donald Robertson of Woodsheal
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| CAMERONS | 400 |
Cameron
of Lochiel
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| STEWARTS of Appin | 250 |
Stewart
of Ardsheal
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| JOHN ROY STUART'S | 200 |
2
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John
Roy Stuart
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| FRASERS | 400 |
Charles
Fraser, Ygr., of Inver allachie
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| MACKINTOSHES | 350 |
MacGillivray
of Dunmaglass
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| FARQUHARSONS | 250 |
Farquharson
of Monaltrie, Farquharson of Balmoral
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| ( MACLACHLANS | 290 |
Lachlan
MacLachlan of MacLachlan
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| ( MACLEANS |
Charles
MacLean of Drimnin
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| MACLEODS | 120 |
MacLeod
of Raasa, MacLeod of Bernera
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| CHISHOLMS | 150 |
Roderick
Chisholm, Son of the Chief
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| GLENCOE |
3
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| CLANRANALD | 200 |
Ranald
MacDonald, Ygr., of Clanranald
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| KEPPOCH | 200 |
MacDonald
of Keppoch
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| GLENGARRY | 420 |
MacDonald
of Lochgarry
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| GRANTS | 80 |
Alexander
Grant of Corrimony
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| (attached to the Glengarry Regiment) |
Alexander
MacKay of Achmonie
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| 3810 | ||||
| SECOND LINE | ||||
| ( LORD OGILVY'S REGIMENT |
4
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Lord
Ogilvy
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| ( LORD LEWIS GORDON'S REGIMENT |
Lord
Lewis Gordon
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| ( GLENBUCKET'S REGIMENT |
Gordon
of Glenbucket
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| ( DUKE OF PERTH'S REGIMENT | ||||
| ( LORD JOHN DRUMMOND'S REGIMENT | 1190 | |||
| ( IRISH PIQUETS | ||||
| ( Detachments of cavalry on flanks | ||||
| REAR | ||||
| Remnants of cavalry and a few detachments of foot, stragglers, &Lords Kilmarnock, Pitsligo, Balmerino, and Strathallan were in the rear | ||||
| Approximate Total | 5000 | |||
| 1. There is some doubt regarding the position of the Robertsons at Culloden. It is almost certain they were attached to the Athgoll Brigade, but | ||||
| there is a possibility that some of the clan were attached to Keppoch's regiment under Woodsheal. Vide Struan's orders to Woodsheal, | ||||
| 'Chronicles of Atholl and Tullibardine', vol.iii, p.44. | ||||
| 2. Some authorities place John Roy Stuart's men in the second line. | ||||
| 3. The Glencoe men wre probably attached to one of the other MacDonald regiments. | ||||
| 4. Lord Ogilvy's regiment was sent to guard the right flank at the commencement of the action. | ||||
| Source: These three tables have been extracted from The Life and Adventures of Prince Charles Edward Stuart by W. Drummond Norie (London, Caxton). | ||||
