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called, for she is a widower nearer fifty
than forty.” 67 Forbes also concludes that
Jenny remained far removed from the
marching army, and was instead among
the spectators, not seeing the prince
again until a ball held in Edinburgh. 68
The propaganda surrounding
Jenny Cameron contains a few confirmed
facts about this supposedly wild
woman of the ‘45. First, her contribution
to the cause was to gather three
hundred Cameron men. She led them
to the Prince’s standard at Glenfinnan
and helped to increase the number of
soldiers willing to fight under Prince
Charles. 69 Her recruiting efforts provided
an example for other women, such as
Anne Mackintosh and Charlotte Robertson
of Lude, the daughter of Lady
Nairne. Considering Charles had only
about thirteen hundred men who composed
the Highland Army at his landing
at Eriskay, women supporters were
able to significantly increase his military
numbers by the time he reached
Edinburgh in October 1745 to over five
thousand troops. 70 Second, in all the
pictures posted in pamphlets and the
accompanying literature, Jenny appears
as a “Shameless Hussy” of the Prince or
as a “warlike Amazon.” 71
And just as in the eighteenth
century, her identity remains a mystery.
Finally, due to her puzzling character,
authorities arrested a milliner
named Jean or Jenny Cameron in Stirling
for the elusive Jenny Cameron of
Glendessery. 72 Jenny supported Charles
quietly and discreetly, but her reputation
did not escape unscathed during
the uprising. Although Jenny Cameron