James I sent an army to suppress the Lordship of the Isles and punish a MacDonald rising. At Inverlochy near Fort William, the government force under the Earl of Mar was utterly routed by Donald Balloch, nephew of the Lord of the Isles. Mar barely escaped with his life. The victory temporarily reasserted MacDonald power in Lochaber and embarrassed the crown. Donald Balloch fled to Ireland to avoid punishment but the Lords of the Isles continued to defy royal authority for another generation.
Mar's army routed; heavy government losses
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