Editing Battle of Killiecrankie (section)

==Aftermath==
Mackay managed to reform Hastings and Leven's regiments from the centre and right; some 800 men made it back to Stirling with relative ease, while others straggled in over the next few days. The Highlanders halted their pursuit to loot the baggage train, and their own casualties were enormous, with between 600 and 800 wounded or killed, the vast majority on the government left. Dundee was fatally wounded towards the end of the battle, and died shortly afterwards; a letter sent under his name to James reporting the victory is generally thought to be a forgery, although it provides a useful summary of the action.{{sfn|Macpherson|1775|pp=372–373}}

[[File:Claverhouse's Stone - geograph.org.uk - 1752659.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0|The stone marking the alleged spot where Dundee died]]

Based on muster rolls before and after the battle, government losses were around 2,000 killed, wounded or missing, although some of the "missing" may well have deserted. As colonels were paid for the number of men in their regiment, there was an obvious temptation to over-report pre-battle figures, but it is possible they suffered losses of up to 50%.{{sfn|Guy|1985|pp=33-35}}

Alexander Cannon took over as leader, and while not as talented a commander as Dundee, he faced the same problems; without siege equipment, he could not capture a port, making resupply almost impossible, while lack of cavalry made them vulnerable in the open. In addition, his most reliable unit, the Camrons, suffered particularly heavy casualties, while many other Highlanders went home with their loot. These factors meant time was on Mackay's side, so long as he avoided another ambush.{{sfn|Hill|2017|p=73}}

After an assault on [[Battle of Dunkeld|Dunkeld]] in August was repulsed with heavy losses, Cannon ended the campaign. Mackay spent the winter reducing Jacobite strongholds and constructing a new base at [[Fort William, Highland|Fort William]], while harsh weather conditions led to severe food shortages.{{sfn|Lenman |1995|p=37}} When [[Thomas Buchan]] replaced Cannon in February 1690, he could only mobilise some 800 men; he was taken by surprise at [[Battle of Cromdale|Cromdale]] in May and his forces scattered. Mackay pursued him into [[Aberdeenshire]] and in November 1690 relinquished command to [[Thomas Livingstone, 1st Viscount Teviot|Livingstone]].{{sfn|Chichester|2004}}

In 2004, a fragment of a [[hand grenade]] was found, providing evidence of their first use in Britain 30 years earlier than that previously recorded at [[Battle of Glen Shiel|Glen Shiel]] in 1719.{{sfn|Ferguson|2016}} A detailed survey carried out in 2015 confirmed the location and intensity of the close-quarter fighting, along with the discovery of large numbers of pistol and musket balls.{{sfn|Guard Archaeology|2016}}

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