Our three Regiments planted themselves to Receive the Enemy Being commanded by our Generall Lord George Murray. Glengarie's Regimt. were placed at the Back of a stone Dyke on our Right, the Apin Regimt. in the Centere, and mine on the Left Lineing a Hedge, wherefrom we expected to attack the Enemie on their march towards us. But the Generall spying another hedge about a Gun shot nearer to the Grand Army of the Enemie which he thought to be more advantageous ordered my Regimt. and the Stuarts to possess themselves of that Hedge Directly, and at the same time planted himself at the Right of my Regimt. which put me to the left.

      Immediatly we made towards the last mentioned Hedge without any cover, which Hedge was without our knowing of it Lined By the Enemie, and was so very Closs having a Deep Ditch, that it was much the same as if they had been Intrench'd to the Teeth. Upon advancing towards them we Received a most warm fire, I mean my Regimt. Single, which we soon Returned and upon Discharging all our firelocks attack'd them sword in hand, Beat them out of their Intrenchments, and put them all to the flight. In a word the whole Ditch the Enemie had Lined was all fill'd up with their Dead Bodies so that we had no Difficulty in Crossing it. This was only ane advanced Body of about six hundred Dragoons that had Dismounted in order as we think to try if we Durst face them; But I suppose they were so well peppered that they will not Be heasty in attacking us again. Glengarie's Regimt. fired very Briskly from the Back of the Stone Dyke on the Right on a part of the Enemie that marchd Directly to have fianked us which routed that party; for ought I think they Did not lose above a man or two. The Stuarts Did not attack in a Bodie; a few of them by accident came in in our Rier By which means they Did not Lose one man. I had twelve men [ten of these were later determined to have been taken prisoner] and a Sergtt. killed on the spot and three privat men wounded, But not one officer either killed or wounded. We cannot be possitive How many were killed of the Enemie But that it is generally said by the Countrymen that they were a Hundred & fifity and a great many wounded.

     We have Great Reason to thank all mighty God for our coming so safe off, as the attack Being after night fall was one of the most Desperate ones has been heard offor a Long Time, which is allowed by all the officers here as well Scots as ffrench, who say that the part my Regimt. acted was one of the most Gallant things happened in this Age, and say it was ane action worthy to be Recorded if Done by the oldest and Best Disciplined Regimts. in Europe. Upon Beating of all Back that had advanced to the Main Body of the Enemie we Retyred and Charged again to be Readie for a Second attack, at which time we Received Express orders from the Prince to Return to Penrith.
I am,

Evan McPherson