sand during the action were asleep in Culloden
parks. What, then, can justify the deliberate folly and madness of
fighting under such circumstances? But our time was come. We were at
variance within ourselves: Irish intriguers and French politics were too
predominant in our councils. These gentlemen, forsooth, considered
themselves as to be but prisoners of war, whilst every other individual
were fighting with halters round their necks. General appearances upon
the field of battle were much against us. No line was as yet formed; the
men were standing in clusters; and stragglers in small numbers were
coming up from all quarters. Overpowered with fatigue, they had stopped
everywhere on the road, and were now joining the army.

It being determined to give battle to the Duke, no time was now lost in
forming the lines, and in making every proper disposition. The right of
the army, commanded by Lord George Murray, was composed of his own
regiment of Athol, the Camerons, Stuarts of Appin, one battalion of the
Frasers, and the Macintoshes. The left wing, commanded by the Duke of
Perth, consisted of the MacDonalds of Glengarry, Keppoch, and
Clanronald, two companies of MacLeans, two of MacLeods, and the
Farquharsons. The second line, commanded by Lord John Drummond and
Major-general Stapleton, consisted of the Irish pickets, the regiments
of Lord Ogilvy, Lord Lewis Gordon, Duke of Perth, and Lord John
Drummond. On the right wing, behind the second line, was a troop of
Fitz-James' horse, and on the left part of the horse-guards, Perthshire
squadron, and hussars. The regiment of Kilmarnock's foot-guards, and
Colonel John Roy Stuart, with such of the men as had no guns, formed a
sort of reserve. The Prince, attended by his aides-de-camp, and Lord
Elcho's guards, placed himself towards the centre, behind the first
line. We had six pieces of cannon; two placed on the right, two on the
left, and two in the centre of the front line.

The Duke of Cumberland drew up his army in three lines. The first,
commanded by Lieutenant-general the Earl of Albemarle, consisted of the
regiments of Burrel, Monro, Scot's Fusiliers, Price, Cholmondley and St.
Clair. The second, commanded by Major-general Huske, consisted of the
regiments of Wolfe, Ligonier, Sempill, Bligh, and Fleming. The third
line, commanded by Brigadier Mordaunt, consisted of the regiments of
Blackney, Battereau, Pultney, and Howard. On the right wing were placed
Cobham's dragoons,