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Our Battalion battalions yt that
marched to join those who had been appointed to guard the Spey
Spay, were Clanronalds, Ardshiels Ardsheels,
together with Pitsligo’s Pitsligos Horse
horse & and the french French
Piquets piquets. As we came near to Elgin
we found the guard on the Spey in full march back to Elgin,
who gave out that they were not
neither able to guard the River river nor fight the
Enemy enemy after they had passed,; the
latter was true, but to guard the Spey was an ane
easy matter. this This guard was under
the Comd command of Ld Lord John Drumd. Drummond.
As the Duke of Cumberland’s Army was marching after them,
upon our conjunction it was deliberated
whether we should wait for the Enemy enemy or not;
but it was thought more adviseable advisable to
retreat till we should be joined by the rest of our Army army,
as C. . the Dukes whole army was coming comeing
upon us. and more numerous than we formerly understood
them to be, . in
In our retreat, Clanronalds Battion batalion
had the rear, together with the French Piquets
picquets & and Fitz-James Fitz
James’s Horse horse to cover us from the Enemy’s
enemys Strong strong Advanced advanced
guard., Our our french French
horse & and they often pickeering? &
exchanging shots, and Once once we thought they were
to have actually actualy
to have engadged., upon which our Regimt.
regiment, & and the Stewarts of Appin under
ArdShiel Ardsheils were ordered back to support the
French. Upon our advancing advanceing, Fitz-James
Fitz James’s Horse horse formed themselves
into two the wings on our right & and
left,
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