| Skirmish of Loch Ailort | |||||||
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| Part of the Jacobite rising of 1745 | |||||||
 Loch Ailort | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 British-Hanoverians |
 JacobitesClan Macdonald of Clanranald | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ranald MacDonald[1] | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 500 men[2] | |||||||
The Skirmish of Loch Ailort was a conflict that took place on 9 May 1746 at Loch Ailort, in the district of Moidart, Scottish Highlands and was part of the Jacobite rising of 1745.
On 9 May 1746, almost a month after the Jacobite defeat at the Battle of Culloden, a skirmish took place at Loch Ailort, Moidart between a group of Jacobites from the Clan Macdonald of Clanranald who were led by their chief, the Young Ranald MacDonald, against a British-Hanoverian Government force.[1] It was one of the last armed conflicts of the Jacobite rising.[1]
- ^ a b c d "Scotland North" (PDF). Jacobite Studies Trust: 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Duffy, Christopher (2007). The '45, Bonnie Prince Charlie and Untold Story of the Jacobite Rising. p. 532. ISBN 978-0-7538-2262-3.