- In 1715 the Jacobites raise their standard at
Braemar and start the rebellion.
By the end of 1716 the Jacobites are in disarray and many
estates are forfeited. In
1719 the Jacobites get help from the Spanish.
On June 10, 1719 the Highlanders with 3,000 Spanish troops
fight at Glenshiel and are defeated.
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- In 1745, Prince Charles Edward Stewart,
"Bonnie Prince Charlie",
lands at Moidart and raises his standard at Glenfinnan on
the 19th of August and starts the Great Rebellion.
Up to this time only the few Mackays who lived outside Clan
country had been armed. Now
the clan was raised for the government.
The Mackay regiment along with Louden's regiment held
Sutherland and Caithness for the Crown.
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- Kyle
of Tongue, March,
1746, a vital consignment of gold in a French Brig, destined for
Prince Charlie, was forced ashore.
The ship was captured by the Mackay Independent
Company and some of Louden's Highlanders under a Lt. John Reid. They capture £1,200.00 (pounds Sterling) in gold.
On the way back, by Loch Loyal, they were attacked and
threw the gold into the loch.
(That was the official line given).
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