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after 3 nights stay at Glenfinnin Glenfinin
his H. R. H. set out upon the 12th
with Lochiels and Keppochs Regimts regiments only, in order
to encamp that night at Fasfearn Fassfarran in Lochaber,
from which whence he marched nixt next morning
to Moy. ,Clanronald’s Regiment
Clanronalds regiment being ordered to follow
with the baggage &c and prisoners, from the head
of Lochseal to the Camp camp at Moy, where
we joined them, (after a good deal of fatigue)
,on the 16th 15th, from whence
we marched nixt next morning in order to encamp at
Latterfinla Latterfinlay.
But his H. R. H. having got intelligence
yt Sr inteligence that Sir John Cope
(with about 4000 3000 men)
[200
has been written in above this figure] was got the
length of Dalquiny in Badenoch, he marched on, under
night with Clanronalds Clanronald and Keppoch’s Battalions
Keppochs
battalions till he came to the Castle of Invergarie
from whence he marched nixt next day to Obertairve
Obertaive in Glengarie where Lochiel came up wth
with us. Here Stewart of Ardsheil
Ardshiel
joined us the P. with 200 of the Appin
Apin men,; also the Mcdonalds McDonalds
of Glengarie being 600 good men comded conducted by
D. Mcdonald of Lochgarie.
(Para
break in Lockhart)
The P. being
fully resolved to stop the further progress progres of
the Governments troops, a Council council of
war was held at Obertairv Obertaive, where it was
chearfully resolved to take possession of the Defiles defiles
of the Mountain Coryerrag mountain Corryarag, between
Glengarie & Glengary and Badenoch, before
Genl. Cope General Cop should reach them.
Accordingly his His R. H. set sett
out at 6 in the Augt August 27 at 4 morng
morning fr fm Aberchallader in Glengy from
Oberhallader in Glengary,.
We set out Aug 27 4 morng
Comments
The figure of 3000 men is repeated in Lockhart, despite the
note of 200 above the original writing in the Journal
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