House of Nairne
On this day

24 March

Neil Ritchie
By Neil Ritchie

24 March 1746: After being ordered by the Duke of Cumberland to relieve Blair Castle, Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel and Major-General John Lindsay, Earl of Crawford marched from Perth with three regiments of Hessian foot, the Hessian hussars and St George’s dragoons to the House of Nairne.1

Notes:

  1. The History of the Rebellion in 1745 and 1746, Extracted from the Scots Magazine, p 168. ↩︎
Neil Ritchie
Neil Ritchie
Neil Ritchie is the founder and editor of JacobiteWars.com. Neil has a keen interest in the military history of Scotland and in particular the military history of the Civil Wars and the Jacobite Risings. He is also the editor of other online publications covering military history and defence matters. Neil can be found on Bluesky: @neilritchie.bsky.social

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