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Jacobite Risings

Glencoe Massacre 1692

1692
Argyll, Scotland
Also known as: Massacre of Glencoe
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Argyll, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Clan MacDonald of Glencoe
Forces
Clan MacDonald c.38-45.
VS
Victor
Government (Campbell of Glenlyon)
Forces
Government c.120
Outcome
38 MacDonalds killed in their homes by billeted soldiers
The Battle

History & Significance

The Glencoe massacre was an act of state-sanctioned murder against a clan that had been slow to take the oath to William III, an atrocity that became a symbol of government treachery against the Highland clans.

Casualties & Losses

38 MacDonalds killed; hundreds died of exposure fleeing

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