Called 'Blar na Léine' (Battle of the Shirts) because both sides stripped off their plaids in the summer heat to fight. Two of the bloodiest clans in Highland history — the Frasers and MacDonalds — fought to near mutual annihilation in Lochaber. Lord Lovat and his son were killed. The MacDonald chief was also killed. Barely a man survived on either side. It arose from a dispute over the chieftainship of Clanranald. The mutual destruction left both clans weakened for a generation.
Near-total losses on both sides; hundreds killed
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