BattlefieldsMacGregor Suppression Expedition 1611
Tudor

MacGregor Suppression Expedition 1611

1611
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
MacGregor outlaws
Forces
MacGregor outlaws
VS
Victor
Campbell of Argyll with government forces
Forces
Campbell of Argyll with government forces
Outcome
MacGregor leadership decimated; survivors dispersed under assumed names
The Battle

History & Significance

After the proscription of the MacGregor name in 1603, Campbell forces mounted a sustained sweep to extirpate MacGregor adherents; this expedition executed several leading men and drove the remnant deep into Breadalbane

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