Setting off their pistols to fire one at a time, they shouted for Clan MacDonald and Clan Cameron to advance, thus tricking the government forces into thinking they had stumbled into the whole of the Jacobite Army. Government forces speedily retreated and the event is remembered as the "Rout of Moy".
By firing their pistols one at a time, they urged Clan MacDonald and Clan Cameron to move forward, deceiving the government troops into believing they had encountered the entire Jacobite Army. The government forces swiftly retreated, and the incident is remembered as the "Rout of Moy".