Everything about The Battle Of Dunkeld totally explained
The
Battle of Dunkeld (
Scottish Gaelic: ) was fought between Jacobite clans supporting King
James VII of Scotland and a government regiment of
covenanters supporting
William of Orange, in the streets around
Dunkeld Cathedral,
Dunkeld,
Scotland, on
August 21,
1689, and formed part of the
Jacobite rising commonly called Dundee's rising in Scotland.
Following the death of
Viscount Dundee in the Jacobite victory at the
Battle of Killiecrankie the Highlanders were led on the field of battle by the uncharismatic Colonel
Alexander Cannon. With the Scottish
Privy council preparing to leave Scotland, the newly formed
Cameronian regiment, 1200 men, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel
William Cleland, moved north from
Perth to meet the advancing Jacobites.
Dunkeld wasn't protected by a town wall, so Cleland ordered his troops to take up defensive positions in the cathedral, which was surrounded by an enclosing wall, and the nearby mansion of the
Marquess of Atholl. The Jacobites took up positions in neighbouring houses, and a four hour of exchange of musket fire ensued. Having exhausted their own munitions, the Cameronians are reported to have stripped lead from the roof of Atholl House to keep up their fire. Holes dating from this battle, caused by the strikes of musket balls, are still visible in the east gable of Dunkeld Cathedral.
The Jacobites routed, having lost around 300 men. Losses on the government side are unclear, but included Colonel Cleland, who is buried in the cathedral.
Cameronian Regiment
The
Cameronian regiment takes its name from
Richard Cameron, (1648-1680), a Scottish religious reformer and covenanting leader from the Scottish Lowlands, and was raised largely from the tenantry of the
Marquess of Douglas, chief of
Clan Douglas. They had nothing to do with the Highland
Clan Cameron which fought on the Jacobite side at the Battle of Dunkeld. The Cameronian regiment subsequently became the
26th (The Cameronian) Regiment of Foot, and then the
Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).
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