Before the Glenfruin expedition, the Colquhouns of Luss presented a dramatic petition to James VI at Stirling, bringing the widows of men killed in MacGregor raids dressed in mourning with their husbands' bloodied shirts. The theatrical petition was intended to shock the king into authorising military action. James VI granted a commission of fire and sword against the MacGregors. The Colquhouns then assembled their force and marched into Glenfruin — where they were ambushed and massacred. The petition and the subsequent disaster were the direct cause of the MacGregor proscription.
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