Battle of Inverurie (1745)

57°16′55″N 2°22′41″W / 57.282°N 2.378°W / 57.282; -2.378

Battle of Inverurie
Part of the Jacobite rising of 1745

Present-day view of the battlefield
Date23 December 1745
Location
Result Jacobite victory
Belligerents
Jacobites
 France
 Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Lewis Gordon Norman MacLeod
George Munro
Strength
900[1] 500[1]
Casualties and losses
14-60 killed
20 wounded[1][2]
7-"many" killed[2][3]
22 wounded[2]
50 captured[3]

The Battle of Inverurie was fought on 23 December 1745 at Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, during the Jacobite rising of 1745.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Simpson, Peter (1996). The Independent Highland Companies, 1603 - 1760. p. 132. ISBN 0-85976-432-X.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference MacLeod.Ruairi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c Leslie, Charles Joseph (1869). Historical records of the family of Leslie from 1067 to 1868-9, collected from public records and authentic private sources. Vol. III. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas. pp. 178-181.

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