His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland arrived in Scotland to command the army, and on the 31st of January the troops were again in motion towards the enemy, who instantly raised the siege of Stirling Castle, and made a precipitate retreat to Inverness. The royal forces followed in pursuit, but were delayed in their advance by severe weather. The THIRTY-SIXTH regiment was engaged in the operations of the army until the battle of _Culloden_ on the 16th of April, on which occasion it composed part of the second line under Major-General Huske. The following return shows the number of officers and men in each regiment of infantry on the morning of the battle:-- Serjeants, drummers, Officers. and rank and file. Royal Scots, now First foot 26 455 Lieut.-General Howard’s, now Third foot 16 448 Lieut.-General Barrell’s, now Fourth foot 20 353 Major-General Edw^d Wolfe’s, now Eighth foot 22 352 Major-General Pulteney’s, now Thirteenth foot 22 352 Brigadier-General Price’s, now Fourteenth foot 23 336 Brigadier-General Bligh’s, now Twentieth foot 20 447 Major-General Campbell’s, now Twenty-first foot 19 393 Brigadier-General Lord Semple’s, now Twenty-fifth foot 23 392 Major-General Blakeney’s, now Twenty-seventh foot 20 336 Brigadier-General Cholmondeley’s, now Thirty-fourth foot 24 435 Brigadier-General Fleming’s, now THIRTY-SIXTH foot 26 389 Colonel Battereau’s, since disbanded 27 396 Colonel Dejean’s, now Thirty-seventh regiment 23 468 Colonel Conway’s, now Forty-eighth regiment 24 362 -------------- Total 335 5,914 ============== After a sharp cannonade several select clans of mountaineers sprang forward, and with shouts and dismal yells attacked the King’s forces sword in hand. In less than an hour after the commencement of the action the enemy’s forces were overthrown and a decisive victory was obtained, which effectually suppressed the rebellion. The THIRTY-SIXTH regiment sustained but small loss, having only six men wounded on this occasion.