Bastide’s Key:
References to his Majesties forces
1 – A Sergreant and 12 Granadiers
2 – An Officer and 24 Granadiers
3 – Main body of Granadiers being 120 in number
4 – Col. Montague’s Regiment
5 – Col Harrison’s Regiment
6 – Huffels Regiment and 4 companies of Ameronie
7 – The Dragoons
8 – Col. Clayton’s Regiment
9 – The Monro’s Highlanders
10 - The Sutherlands Highlanders
11 – The first march by the right
12 – Clayton’s march, on the South Side of the River
13 – Dragoons march
14 – Dragoons halt
15 – The Dragoons march to the little Plain
16 – Clayton’s 4 Plottoons and the Munros amking the first attack on
the Rebel’s Right
17 – Cohorn Mortars throwing granades at the Rebels where the first
attack was ordered
18 – Cohorns throwing granades at the Spaniards in their Intrenchments 19 – Part of Clayton’s attacks the barricade of the Pass
20 – 35 Dragoons on foot attacks the Spaniards Breastworks
21 – the Dragoons mount the Hill
22 – Our march in line of battle to the Rock (X) where the attack began
under the Command of Col Clayton 23 – Our Right pursues the Rebels
24 – The plottoons & the Munro’s halt upon hill having put the Rebels
to the flight
25 – Our Right halts upon the Mountain (not shown on the map above) 26 – Part of Claytons march & take Possession of the hill that
Commanded the pass
27 – Guard for the Baggage & place for the Hospital
28 – The Baggage advanced for their security with the wounded men 29 – The General giving his Directions during the action.
References to the Enemy
A - Spanish Regiment posted on the Hill that commanded the Plain &
the Pass
B – Spaniards March to the Mountain and Halt
C – The Spaniards Retire to the top of the Hill
D – The Barricade that defended the Pass on the River Side
E – The Breast works on the Side of the Hill
F – The Highlanders drawn up before the action
H – A body of Highlanders going to sustain their Right
I – The Flight of the Rebels (not marked on map above)
M – Mount Skururan the highest in Scotland Except Benevis Mount near
Fort William
N.B. – That the Highlanders in their flight still continued their fire and defended the places of difficult access.