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Kilalla Burnings and Aftermath Report by Major Strench
Dispatch from Kilalla recounts a night raid by rebels and the strong response by Roxburgh Dragoons and local militiamen. Major Strench commends officers and men for zeal and activity, notes fortifications at the bishop’s palace, captures of rebels, and executions by court martial. A list of killed and wounded among Roxburgh Dragoons and militia follows, with 500–600 rebels present and one horse missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxburgh
Orme
Abbiy
Kill
Charoft
Heise
Dervantey
Bellow
Burke
Killala
Arma ‘H
Kerr -Militia
Thire
Mifsing
Strench