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Highbridge Skirmish

Highbridge Skirmish was a battle fought on 16 August 1745 at Highbridge, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of Jacobite rising of 1745, which ran from 1745 to 1746. The recorded result: Jacobite victory. Recorded strength: 13 against 85.

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High Bridge near Spean Bridge. Site of the first action of the "Forty-Five"
High Bridge near Spean Bridge. Site of the first action of the "Forty-Five". J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought16 August 1745
WhereHighbridge, United Kingdom56.895N, 4.957W
OutcomeJacobite victory
BelligerentsJacobitesagainstKingdom of Great Britain
Casualties and lossesNoneand2 killed; 83 captured
Part ofJacobite rising of 17451745 to 1746

Where it sits in Jacobite rising of 1745

Siege of Carlisle, 1745Siege of Carlisle, 1745Highbridge Skirmish, 1745Siege of Ruthven Barracks, 1745Siege of Fort Augustus, 1745Clifton Moor Skirmish, 1745Battle of Inverurie, 1745Siege of Stirling Castle, 1746Siege of Inverness, 1746Siege of Ruthven Barracks, 1746Siege of Fort Augustus, 1746Siege of Blair Castle, 1746Siege of Fort William, 1746Skirmish of Keith, 1746Battle of Dornoch, 1746Skirmish of Tongue, 1746Battle of Littleferry, 1746Skirmish of Loch nan Uamh, 1746Skirmish of Loch Ailort, 1746Skirmish of Arisaig, 174617451746Highbridge Skirmish, 1745
20 placed engagements of Jacobite rising of 1745 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date16 August 1745
PlaceHighbridge, United Kingdom
56.895N, 4.957W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength1385
Casualties and lossesNone2 killed; 83 captured
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Highbridge Skirmish is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5757855, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Highbridge Skirmish, revision 1370622748, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.