Shortly after the Battle of Culloden in 1746 the British Government's main agent in the Highlands, Duncan Forbes, calculated the potential fighting strength commanded by the various clan chiefs.
Argyll 3000
Breadalbane 1000
Lochnell and other Campbell Chiefs 1000
Macleans 500
Maclachlans 300
Stewarts of Appin 300
Macdougalls 200
Stewarts of Grandtully 300
Clan Gregor 700
Duke of Atholl 3000
Farquharsons 500
Duke of Gordon 300
Grant of Grant 850
Macintosh 800
Macphersons 400
Frasers 900
Grant of Glenmoriston 150
Chisholms 200
Duke of Perth 300
Seaforth 1000
Cromarty, Scatwell,Gairloch & other Mackenzies 1500
Menzies 300
Munros 300
Rosses 500
Sutherland 2000
Mackays 800
Sinclairs 1100
Macdonald of Sleat 700
Macdonald of Clanranald 700
Macdonnell of Glengarry 500
Macdonnell of Keppoch 300
Macdonald of Glencoe 130
Robertsons 200
Camerons 800
Mackinnon 200
Macleod 700
Duke of Montrose, Earls of Bute & Moray
Macfarlanes, Colquhouns, Lamonts, Macneils
of Barra, Macnabs, Macnaughtons, etc, etc 5,600
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31,930
It's interesting to compare the above with the clan contingents which marched into England in 1745
Camerons - 700
Stuarts of Appin - 200
Clanranald Macdonalds - 300
Keppoch Macdonalds - 200
Moidart Macdonalds - 100
Glencoe Macdonalds - 120
Mackinnons - 120
Macphersons - 120
Glengarry Macdonnells - 300
Glenbucket Gordons - 300
Maclachlans - 260
Robertsons - 200
Glenmorriston Grants - 100
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2,960
Five Lowland regiments consisting of 2,850 men and 260 cavalry troopers accompanied the Highlanders.