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Highbridge Skirmish
| Highbridge Skirmish | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Jacobite rising of 1745 | |||||||
 The ruined remains of the bridge | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Jacobites |
 Great Britain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
|
Donald MacDonald |
Captain Scott  | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 13 | 85 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None |
2 killed 83 captured | ||||||
The Highbridge Skirmish was the first engagement of the Jacobite Rising of 1745 between government troops and Jacobites loyal to Prince Charles Edward Stuart. It took place at Highbridge, Lochaber, on the River Spean on 16 August 1745, and marked the commencement of hostilities between the two sides.[1]
- ^ Prince Charles Edward Stuart Commencement of Hostilities electricscotland.com. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
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