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".
To mislead the government forces, the men fired their pistols individually, prompting Clan MacDonald and Clan Cameron to advance, which tricked the authorities into thinking they had stumbled upon the entire Jacobite Army. The government troops quickly retreated, and this event is still remembered as the "Rout of Moy".