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happened whilst
while the P. was in Engld at Glasgow in England. Here also joined we
were joined by the Master of Lovat (Ld Lovats’
Lord Lovats Eldest
eldest Son son) join’d with the his Frazers, Glengyle’s
Glengyle with more
of the reinforcement
of Mcgregors McGregors, &c &c all joined
us And the and Inverallahy
with the Farquarsons. The D. Duke of Perth commanded
at the seige of Sterling
Stirling
Castle, the P.’s Ps Head
Quarters headquarters being at Bannockburn near Falkirk.
(Para break in Lockhart)
After accomplishing our bussiness business
at Lithgow Linlithgow & and taking
some prisoners we were ordered to march
about half amile a
mile east of Lithgow from the
Town town of Linthgow in on
the road towards Edn Edinburgh in order to cut
cutt of off
Genl. Hawley’s General Hawlys
advanced advance guard,
after After drawing up in aplain a plain
there, and sending out a party of about 30
thirty Horse horse were sent out to reconoitre
reconnoitre both the ground & and the Enemy
enemy, and in less than an hour they returned to us and told
they could descry no Enemy enemy near us, either Horse
horse or Foot foot. upon which we marched back
to Lithgow Linlithgow and had not been there half
an hour when we were alarm’d
alarmed with the notice yt that the Enemy’s
enemys whole Army army were was
upon us. it It was their first Column
fm column under Genl. Hu.…… ..st Generall
Husk just entering the east gate of the Town of L and Linlithgow.
Upon this, considering our small Numbers numbers,
we thought proper fitt to march off as quick as possible,
which we did in pretty good Order order &
and Joined joined our Army army at
Falkirk We all marched nixt
next day westward to Bannockburn where the Headquarters
head quarters were. , where Ld John Drumd joined
the P. as did Ld Lewis Gordon Inverallachy with the Frasers with and some Farquarsons. Genl. Generall
Hawley (who had been joind joined
by the Argyleshire Highlanders to the number of about twelve
hundred under Genl Generall Cambel
Campbell) . About
1200 in number with the Governmts Governments troops
encamped a little northwest from the Town toun
of Falkirk
Comments
On this page, there are virtually no alterations in sense,
despite initial appearances.. In the first paragraph, Lockhart
adds
. "and Inverallahy with the Farquarson",
but in the second paragraph, deletes
"as did
Ld Lewis Gordon Inverallachy with the Frasers with and some
Farquarsons". It therefore appears to be an editing change
for clarification.
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