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15 november Battle of Sheriffmuir 2009 (gd:Blàr Sliabh an t-Siorraim)This weekend I attended the annual commemoration for the Battle of Sheriffmuir with Clann Gaidhealach. The weather was very cold and damp but a quite few brave souls came out for the commemoration. There was various groups in attendance and the Scottish Templar Knights led the service at the monument. The Battle of Sheriffmuir as a whole was indecisive. The Earl of Mar simply withdrew his troops back to Perth. The rebellion continued for some weeks more, but was effectively ended by Sheriffmuir. Even the late arrival of the Old Pretender on 22 December 1715 could not turn the Jacobites' fortunes around. He returned to France just six weeks later and never set foot in Scotland again. This was a bad day for the Clan Macrae who fought bravely but by nightfall on the day of the battle, there were fifty-eight new widows in Kintail.
Please enjoy the photographs that have been supplied by my good friend Ralph, Warrior of the Glen. |
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