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Title: The topographical, statistical, and historical gazetteer of Scotland
Year: 1842 (1840s)
Authors: Scotland. (Appendix. - Descriptions, Topography and Travels.)
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Publisher: Glasgow : A. Fullarton & Co.
Contributing Library: National Library of Scotland
Digitizing Sponsor: National Library of Scotland

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the same day within 2 milesof the royal camp, remained all night under armsand in order of battle. His troops amounted toabout 9,000, while the royal army did not exceed3,500. In the morning, the Duke drew up his forceson the rising ground of Sheriff-muir. He himselfcommanded the right, and General Whetham theleft. Glengary and Clanronald, who commandedthe centre and right wing of the rebel army, com-menced the battle with a furious attack on General ■Whetham. The Highlanders charged sword in hand,and came up with such impetuosity that the leftwing of the Kings troops immediately gave way,and a complete rout and prodigious slaughter tookplace. General Whetham fled at full gallop to Stir-ling, and there declared that the royal army was totallydefeated. While this was going on on the left, theDuke of Argyle, at the head of a party of dragoons,attacked the other flank of the enemy, whom hedrove back as far as to the Allan, about 2 milesbehind them. In that space, however, they had at-
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& DUN 371 DUN tempted to rally no less than ten times, so that hewas compelled to press them hard in order to pre-vent them from recovering their ranks. BrigadierWightman, with 3 battalions of infantry, was in theact of advancing to support him, when the rightwing of the rebel army suddenly returning from thepursuit of Whetham, hastily formed in the rear of thekings troops, and prepared to renew the attack withabout 5,000jnen. Argyle and Wightman then facedabout and drew up behind some enclosures. Nei-ther party, however, seemed disposed to renew theengagement, and after remaining in this position tillthe evening, Argyle quietly retired to Dunblane,and the Earl of Mar to the village of Ardoch. Nextday the Duke, after removing the wounded from thefield, and carrying off some pieces of artillery whichhad been left by the enemy, retreated to Stirling.The number of slain is supposed to have amountedto about 500 on each side. Both armies laid claimto the victory The following verse fro

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