30 March

Lord George Murray

30 March 1746: A Hessian hussar taken prisoner by the Jacobites north of Dunkeld was released and sent to Prince Frederick with a letter from Lord George Murray, who desired to know “upon what footing your Highness proposes making war” and asked to have a prisoner cartel settled.1

30 March 1746: After skirmishing with Jacobite forces between Dunkeld and the Pass of Killiecrankie, a Hessian hussar reconnaissance party returned to the camp at Dunkeld with two wounded, one shot in the thigh and one shot in the knee.2

Notes:

  1. RA CP/MAIN/13 f.153-153a. ↩︎
  2. Journal of Route with the Hessians ↩︎
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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