Battle of Maol Ruadh
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The Battle of Maol Ruadh (Mulroy or Maoile Ruaidh) was fought in August 1688 in the Lochaber district of Scotland between the Chattan Confederation led by the Clan Mackintosh against the Clan MacDonald of Keppoch and the Clan Cameron.[1] The battlefield has been inventoried and protected by Historic Scotland under the Scottish Historical Environment Policy of 2009.[2]
It is sometimes described as the last of the private battles between clans of the kind fought in the Highlands in ages past, but this is perhaps inaccurate as the Mackintoshes had official support for their actions against the Macdonalds and their army was in part made up of government troops.
The encounter at Mulroy is notable for one other reason: it was the prototype for Dundee's victory at Killiecrankie the following summer.
Notes
- ↑ The Battle of Mulroy
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References
- Barron, E. M., Inverness and the Macdonalds, 1930.
- Fountainhall Historical Notices, 1661-1683, 1848.
- Hopkins, P., Glencoe and the End of the Highland War, 1986.
- McBane, D. The Expert Sword-Mans Companion, 1728.
- The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, variously edited, 1877-1933.
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