Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society . light horse, pushed on from a column underGeneral Bland, which was endeavouring to intercept theHighland army by pushing on through the lanes west-ward of the main road : when I first wrote this account inthe Reliquary of July and October, 1888, I thought theymight have been detachedt from another column underGeneral Oglethorpe, which was moving parallel to themain column of the Duke of Cumberland, and marchingthrough Orton and Crosby Ravensworth (plate II). Noneof the historians of the occurrences of the 18th
Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society . light horse, pushed on from a column underGeneral Bland, which was endeavouring to intercept theHighland army by pushing on through the lanes west-ward of the main road : when I first wrote this account inthe Reliquary of July and October, 1888, I thought theymight have been detachedt from another column underGeneral Oglethorpe, which was moving parallel to themain column of the Duke of Cumberland, and marchingthrough Orton and Crosby Ravensworth (plate II). Noneof the historians of the occurrences of the 18th Decembermention that Oglethorpe vvas thus operating with a de-tached column, but it is proved by a letter from , printed in Mounseys Carlisle in 1745, p. Lamb says— * Lord George Murray, a more experienced soldier than the Chevalier, says, they moved off at top gallop, and gave me no more trouble. t We learn this from Dugald Graham and tliat Bland had with him Blandsdragoons, Kingstons light horsCj and the Yorkshire Hunters. On PLATE V. Gmim^-^iM®®Ji D^c 1745-. THE HIGHLANDERS IN WESTMORLAND I99 On Wednesday morning I carryed some letters to General Ogle-thorpe, at Orton, who the Duke expected would have been with theRear Guard of the Rebels the night before. I went with them tillthey took ye road to Strickland Head, then I took the Shap road, andat Shap Thorn (See plate II). I came in sight of the Dukes armyabout There can be no doubt that the 300 chasseurs (lighthorse), trumpeters and kettledrums had been hurried onfrom Blands column to intercept the lagging Highlandtrain of artillery and its escort, and cut it off from theHighland army. At twelve oclock we get the position thus : the Duke ofCumberlands army at Shap X ; the Highland artillery andits escort (four companies of the Duke of Perths regi-ment and the Macdonalds) ascending Thrimby Hill, be-yond which were light horse, chasseurs, trumpeters, andkettledrummers, while Bland was endeavouring to
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