Marka ciidamada xoojinta ee uu hogaaminayo Dundee ay gaareen Blair 25-kii July, Murray ayaa dib u laabtay, halka Mackay uu ka tagay Perth oo ay la socdeen ilaa 3,500 oo nin oo u dhaqaaqay dhanka waqooyi si ay u taageeraan. Degmada Killiecrankie
27kii Luulyo, Jacobites waxay gaareen guul aad u weyn, iyagoo ku dhawaad 2,000 oo khasaare ah gaarsiiyay ciidanka Mackay. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, ku dhawaad saddex meelood meel Jacobites ayaa la dilay, oo ay ku jirto Dundee. Alexander Cannon ayaa noqday hogaamiyaha Jacobite, laakin doorashadiisu way xadidanayd. Qalab dagaal la'aan, ma qabsan karo dekedda, taas oo ka dhigaysa in sahayda ay noqoto mid aan macquul aheyn, halka fardooley la'aanta ay ka dhigayso in askarta Jacobite ay u nugul yihiin bannaanka. Waqtigu dhanka Mackay ayuu ka ahaa, ilaa iyo inta uu ka fogaaday weerar kale.