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The Pentland Rising of 1666 The Pentland Rising was a popular revolt triggered by the military occupation of the southwest. What began as a local dispute between a contingent of foot guards collecting recusancy fines near Dairy on 13 November 1666 and a handful of vigilantes who objected to the soldiers' methods escalated quickly into a nation-wide rebellion involving over 3,000 Scots. Yet apart from the initial attack on Corporal Deane's troop, the call to assemble at Irongray church two days later, and the subsequent march on Dumfries of 16 November, the uprismg was characterised by Its Q ~ spontaneity. In terms oftheir immediate objectives, for instance, the leaders ofthe uprising -who were mainly conventicle preachers and small heritors -possessed only a vague plan of having their grievances redressed by marching on the capital, Edinburgh. Ironically, this element of uncertainty lent as much strength as weakness to the revolt. Although the lack of decisive leadership contributed to the rout of the rebels by government troops in the Pentland hills, nonetheless it made the rebels' actions more unpredictable, thereby allowing them to elude the authonues for almost a fortnight. TO~ (Nov 27) Colinton Bathgate :J Rullion Green J Nov 28) eX, ~kir~ Cumnock D"m'IIi"~\ ) ~ \ ) . C~rsphalrn Glencairn ~hurChJ ,,\. (Nov 16) L"--. (rV~~~~I~ ( Dumfries v ~13) kms (N~ 0 25 50 75 100 I I I I I I I 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 The rebels' movements miles • Lords ordered to defend own locality (Nov 16) • Lords authorised to raise forces (Nov 19) • Lords ordered to defend own locality and suppress the rebellion (Nov 19) ® Lords ordered to go to Edinburgh with men, horses and arms (Nov 19) I!l Towns fortified and special emergency procedures enacted ~Shires where general musters called (Nov 21) The Government reaction 145

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