chief euan macpherson of cluny was a notable leader in the jacobite rising of 1745 and fought at the clifton moor skirmish. 300 macphersons took part in the atholl raids of march 1746. after the jacobite defeat at the battle of culloden, cluny was able to escape capture by government troops for nine years even though a reward of £1000 was offered for his capture. he escaped to france in 1755. william macpherson was killed at the battle of falkirk (1746) and he is the ancestor of the current chief of clan macpherson. his brother witnessed government "red coats" burning macpherson of cluny's house. duncan mapherson of cluny fought for the british government during the american revolutionary war.