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The Jacobite forces were to be led by the Earl of Seaforth and also by John Cameron of Lochiel, XVIII Captain and Chief of Clan Cameron; along with Lord George Murray. Their plan of action was to advance upon and capture [[Inverness]].
The government forces, however, were aware of their movements. As the Jacobites waited for reinforcements at [[Eilean Donan Castle]] in [[Loch Duich]], on [[May 10]] the Royal Navy sailed into [[Loch Alsh]], adjacent to Loch Duich, and bombarded the castle with cannon fire from three warships: HMS Worcester, Flamborough and Enterprise. The exploding of powder kegs set within the castle also contributed to its destruction. As Charles Boyle, captain of the HMS Worcester, reports, a small amphibious force took the castle after light resistance on [[May 11]]. “In the castle we found an Irishman, a captain, a Spanish lieutenant, a serjeant, one Scotch rebel and 39 Spanish soldiers, 343 barrels of powder and 52 barrels of musquet shot. We likewise burnt several barns etc where they had a quantity of corn for the use of their camp.”[http://www.clan-macrae.org.uk/scotland/eileandonan.cfm#] At [[Loch Duich]], the old kirk (church) of Kintail was also destroyed. The captured Spanish soldiers were taken aboard the British frigates and shipped to [[Leith]] and imprisoned there.
Government forces under General Joseph Wightman came from [[Inverness]] and confronted the Jacobites at Glen Shiel, just a few miles from [[Loch Duich]], on [[June 10]]. The Jacobites were poorly provisioned and armed, and when expected Jacobite support from the [[Scottish Lowlands|Lowlanders]] was minimal, spirits fell completely. The Rising was abandoned and the Highlanders dispersed to their homes. The Spaniards surrendered to Wightman. John Cameron of Lochiel, after hiding for a time in the Highlands, made his way back to exile in France.
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