What the records say
- When
- 16 Aug 1745
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 56.89° N, 4.96° W
- Description
- 1745 skirmish
Highbridge Skirmish
1745 skirmish
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.
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