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sent notice to the
P. at Penrith yt that
the D. of Cu' Duke
of Cumberlands whole body of Horse horse was very
near and would probably cut cutt them all
off if not timely releived relieved, Upon upon wch. which
the P P. ordered back Cluny’s Clunys
Regiment regiment of Mcphersons McPhersons
together with the Athole Brigade brigade &
and the Stewarts of Appin. Cluny’s Men men were those cheifly
engadged who after a fire broke in upon them with their swords.
the The Glengarie Mcdonalds McDonalds, who
were placed behind a stone park dike park-dike, continued to gall
the Enemy’s enemy’s flank with their fire the
since they could not get at them with the
their
swords, while the Athole & and
Appin men were not so closely engadged. we
our Our men would have done more execution on the
Enemy enemy, had not night prevented them.;
And and learning yt that they
might be overpowered overpoured by the greatly superiour
supperior number of the Enemy enemy who would
be augmented by more Horse horse from Wade &
and Ligonier, they made avery now a quick
but orderly retreat & and joined the P. at Penrith
and as it was not judged proper to engage engadge
their whole force till we were reinforced by our Army
army from Perth,. Clanronald & and
Keppoch’s Keppochs Regiments regiments were ordered
ordrd
to March march back to Clifton bridge
to amuse the peo. people of Penrith with abeleif
a belief yt that we were all to March
march back to fight the D. Cl. Duke of Cumberland, while
our main body marched on from Penrith to Carlyle Carlisle
late anight at night and our two Regiments
regiments viz. vizt. Clanronalds Clanronald
& and Keppochs' Keppochs marched
quickly af after
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