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A38936 The exact narrative of the conflict at Dunkeld betwixt the Earl of Angus's regiment and the rebels, collected from several officers of that regiment, who were actors in, or eye-witnesses to, all that's here narrated, in reference to these actions. 1689 (1689) Wing E3666; ESTC R201947 4,998 8

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THE EXACT NARRATIVE OF THE CONFLICT AT DUNKELD Betwixt the Earl of Angus's Regiment and the Rebels Collected from several Officers of that Regiment who were Actors in or Eye-witnesses to all that 's here Narrated in reference to these Actions THe said Regiment being then betwixt seven and eight hundred men arrived at Dunkeld Saturndays night the 17 of August 1689. under the Command of Lieutenant-Collonel William Cleland a brave and singularly well accomplished Gentleman within 28 years of age Immediatly they found themselves obliged to ly at their Arms as being in the midst of their Enemies Sunday at nine in the morning they began some Retrenchments within the Marquess of Athol's Yard-dykes the old breaches whereof they made up with loose Stones and Scaffolded the Dykes about In the afternoon about three hundred men appear'd upon the Hills on the North side of the Town who sent one with a white Cloth upon the top of a Halbert with an open unsubscribed Paper in the fashion of a Letter directed to the Commanding Officer wherein was Written We the Gentlemen assembled being informed that ye intend to burn the Town desire to know whether ye come for Peace or War and do certifie you that if ye burn any one House we will destroy you The Lieutenant-Collonel returned Answer in Writ to this purpose We are faithful Subjects to King William and Queen Mary and enemies to their enemies and if you who send those threats shall make any hostile appearance we will burn all that belongs to you and otherwise chastise you as you deserve But in the mean time he caused solemnly Proclaim in the Mercat-place His Majesties Indemnity in the hearing of him who brought the foresaid Paper Munday morning two Troops of Horse and three of Dragoons arrived at Dunkeld under the Command of the Land Cardross who viewed the Fields all round and took six Prisoners but saw no Body of Men they being retired to the Woods Munday night they had intelligence of a great gathering by the Firey Cross and Tuesday morning many people appeared upon the tops of the Hills and they were said to be in the Woods and Hills about Dunkeld more than 1000 men About eight of the Clock the Horse Foot and Dragoons made ready to March out but a Detatch'd Party was sent before of fourty Fusiliers and fifteen Halbertiers under the Command of Captain George Monro and thirty Horse with Sir James Agnew and twenty Dragoons with the Lord Cardoss his own Cornet after them followed Ensign Lockhart with thirty Halbertiers the Halberts were excellent Weapons against the Highlanders Swords and Targets in case they should rush upon the Shot with their accustomed fury They Marched also at a competent distance before the Body one hundred Fusiliers more under the Command of Captain John Campbel and Captain Robert Hum● two brave young Gentlemen and upon the first fire with the Enemy Captain Borthwick Captain Haries with 200 Musquetiers and Pikes were likewise commanded to advance towards them The Lieutenant-Collonel having proposed by that method to get advantage of the Enemy in their way of loose and furious fighting The Body followed having left only an Hundred and Fify Foot within the Dykes The first Detatched Party after they had Marched about two Miles found before them in a Glen betwixt two and three hundred of the Rebels who fired at a great distance and shot Cornet Livingston in the Leg The Horse retired and Captain Monro took up their Ground and advanced fireing upon the Rebels to so good purpose that they began to reel and break but Rallied on the face of the next Hill from whence they were again beat About that time the Lieutenant-Collonel came up and ordered Captain Monro to send a Serjeant with six Men to a House on the side of a Wood where he espyed some of the Enemies upon the Serjeants approach to the place about twenty of the Rebels appeared against him but he was quickly seconded by the Captain who beat them over the Hill and cleared the Ground of as many as appeared without the Woods and upon a Command sent to him brought off his Men in order Thereafter all the Horse Foot and Dragoons retired to the Town And that night the Horse and Dragoons Marched to Perth the Lord Cardross who Commanded them having received two peremptory Orders for that effect The second was sent to him upon his answer to the first by which answer he told they were Engaged with the Enemy and it was necessary he should stay In that Action three of Captain Monro's Party were wounded one of which died of his Wounds William Sandilands a Cadee Nephew to the Lord Torphichen and a very young Youth being of that Party Discharged his Fusie upon the Enemy eleven times The Prisoners taken the next day told that the Rebels lost about thirty Men in that Action After the Horse and Dragoons were Marched some of the Officers and Souldiers of the Earl of Angus's Regiment proposed that they might also March seing they were in an open useless place ill provided of all things and in the midst of Enemies growing still to greater numbers the Vanguard of Canons Army having appeared before they came off the Field The brave Lieutenant-Collonel and the rest of the Gentlemen Officers amongst them used all Arguments of Honour to perswade them to keep their Post And for their encouragement and to assure them they would never leave them they ordered to draw out all their Horses to be shot dead The Souldiers then told them they needed not that Pledge for their Honour which they never doubted And seing they found their stay necessar they would run all hazards with them Wednesday with the mornings light the Rebels appeared standing in order covering all the Hills about for Canons Army joyned the Athole men in the night before and they were repute in all above 5000 Men Their Baggage Marched alongst the Hills towards the West and the way that leads into Athole consisting of a Train of many more than 1000 Horses Before seven in the morning their Cannon advanced down to the face of a little Hill closs upon the Town and 100 Men all Armed with Back Breast and Head-piece Marched straight to enter the Town and a Battalion of other Foot closs with them two Troops of Horse Marched about the Town and Posted on the South-west part of it betwixt the Foord of the River and the Church and other two Troops Posted in the North-east side of the Town near the Cross who in the time of the Conflict shewed much eagerness to encourage and push on the Foot. The Lieutenant-Collonel had before possest some Out-posts with small Parties to whom he pointed out every step for their Retreat Captain William Hay and Ensign Lockhart were Posted on a little Hill and the Ensign was ordered with 28 Men to advance to a Stone Dyke at the foot of it they were Attack'd by the Rebels who were in Armour and the foresaid