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The
Battle of Killiecrankie Remembered
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The Battle of Killiecrankie
27th July 1689
Commemorated
 "Battle
of Killiecrankie remembered." On the 27th July 2002 groups of
living history enthusiasts, including the White Cockade Society,
commemorated the 313th anniversary of the Battle of
Killiecrankie by following the same route taken by Bonnie
Dundee's army on the 27th July 1689.
 On
that day in 1689 a force of 2,000 Jacobites under the command of
'Bonnie Dundee', defeated the larger government army of 4,000
soldiers led by General Hugh Mackay.
Bonnie Dundee first sent a small group of highlanders down the
main road towards Killiecrankie as a feint, with the intention of deceiving Mackay into thinking this
was the advanced guard.
Mean while the main Army left their camp in Old Blair, around
mid afternoon and circled behind the hill of Lude coming down
Allt Chluain. (Ambush stream) with Creag Eallaich (rock of the
charge) on their left. Mackay had positioned his men to meet a
frontal attack from the direction of Blair.
As the highlanders emerged around the side of the hill they saw
McKay's army jump to their feet, they had been resting. Mackay
had to wheel his forces round quickly to meet this new threat.
This put him in the awkward position of facing uphill with his
opponents above him and the river barrier at his back.
The two armies faced each other for nearly two hours. The battle
took place in Raon Ruairidh (Rorie's sloping field) at about
20.00hrs just after the sun had gone down behind the Tulach
(green hill) beyond Blair Atholl.
As soon as Bonnie Dundee gave the order to charge, the
highlanders cast off their plaids and uttering the eerie
high-pitched battle cry of the Celt, leapt down the hill towards
the enemy. The battle lasted approximately 15 minutes.
Next page of information, includes
the memorial cairn and Bonnie Dundee's grave.
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