Battle of Dunkeld
56°33′54″N 3°35′06″W / 56.565°N 3.585°W
| Battle of Dunkeld | |
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| Part of the Dunkeld, Scotland | |
| Result | Williamite victory |
Williamites
Jacobites William Cleland † George Munro Alexander CannonRegistered battlefield
Location within Scotland
The Battle of Dunkeld (
covenanters supporting William of Orange, King of Scotland, in the streets around Dunkeld Cathedral, Dunkeld, Scotland, on 21 August 1689 and formed part of the Jacobite rising of 1689, commonly called Dundee's rising in Scotland. The battlefield was added to the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland in 2012.[1]
Background
Following the death of
Viscount Dundee in the Jacobite victory at the Battle of Killiecrankie, command of the Jacobites was passed to Colonel Alexander Cannon, leader of the recruits from Ireland, in preference to the 60-year-old veteran Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel, one of the most formidable Highland chiefs. Cameron was so insulted at this perceived slight that he left, taking some of his clan with him.[2] With the Scottish Privy Council preparing to leave Scotland in the wake of an expected Jacobite onslaught, the Council ordered the newly formed Cameronian regiment under the command of Lieutenant Colonel William Cleland to move north from Perth and to hold Dunkeld at all costs.[3]
The
26th (The Cameronian) Regiment of Foot, and then the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).[4]
Battle
Dunkeld was not protected by town walls, so Cleland ordered his troops to take up defensive positions in the cathedral, because it was surrounded by an enclosing wall, and the nearby mansion of the
George Munro of Auchinbowie who would lead them to victory.[citation needed
]
For sixteen hours the battle raged, as the Cameronians were gradually forced back. Some of the Highlanders musket balls are still visible in the east gable of Dunkeld Cathedral.[3] With the battle over, the Cameronian Covenanters claimed a war-winning victory. Losses on the Williamite side are unclear, but ranged from 20 to 50. Colonel Cleland was buried in the cathedral.[3]
References
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Battle of Dunkeld (BTL32)". Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ ISBN 0006531911.
- ^ a b c Inglis, John Alexander. (1911). The Monros of Auchinbowie and Cognate Families. pp. 40–44. Edinburgh, Privately printed by T and A Constable. Printers to His Majesty.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Hopkins, P. (1986). Glencoe and the End of the Highland War
- ^ dunkeldcathedral.org.uk
External links
- Article on the battle at Scotwars.com.
- Page of the Cameron Clan
- Article on the battle of Dunkeld and the wider campaign
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