Highbridge Skirmish

BelligerentsJacobitesGreat BritainCommanders and leaders Donald MacDonald Captain Scott Strength 13 85Casualties and losses None 2 killed
83 captured

The Highbridge Skirmish was the first engagement of the Jacobite rising of 1745 between government troops and Jacobites loyal to Prince Charles Edward Stuart. It took place at Highbridge, Lochaber, on the River Spean on 16 August 1745, and marked the commencement of hostilities between the two sides.