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252 CHARTERS AND MISCELLANEOUS WRITS [1715.
228. Order of the March of the Army from Stirling. 12th November 1715.
Order of the march of the Army from the camp att Sterling, November the 12, 1715.
The General shall beat att the Troop att . The Army to march in one
column to a little new bridge one hundred yards on the other side the bridge of Sterling in
the manner following : —
All the Granediers of the Army.
Forfar.
Fusiliers.
Shannon.
Montague.
Morrison.
Wightman.
Egerton.
All the Artillery.
Clayton.
Dragoons.
The Royal Grey.
Kerr.
Carpenter.
Evans.
Stairs.
All the Bagage.
25 Dragoons to close the whole.
From the same little bridge the Army shall march in two columns ; the first on the right
shall consist of all the foot and artillery in the order as above, and shall march all along the
causey to Cornton and by the cart road to Allen, the foot over the Bridge of Allen, and the
artillery to pass att the foord. This column shall march the high road to the bridge of
Dumblain, where they will meet a dragoon to shew them the way into the camp.
The second column shall march to Dumblain upon the left of the first over the little
bridge the short way to Allen, by the foord and up the high ground, leaving always the high
road upon their right hand.
No bagage to march before the columns.

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